Switzerland to hold referendum on ‘marriage for all’

The World

In December of 2020, Switzerland’s parliament approved the legalization of same-sex marriage. But this week, a nonpartisan opposition group went to the country's Federal Chancellery and submitted signatures from 59,000 Swiss citizens who oppose the legislation. Under the law, that's enough opposition signatures to send the country to a referendum. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

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