MPs in Catholic Malta pass historic law on divorce

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Series Details 25.7.11
Publication Date 25/07/2011
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Members of parliament in mainly Roman Catholic Malta have passed an historic law legalising divorce in July 2011. MPs passed the law by 52 votes to 11 with five abstentions and one absence, a short time after 53% of voters backed the reform in a referendum in May 2011.

Source Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14285882
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EurActiv, 27.6.11: Malta lawmakers make divorce legal http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/malta-lawmakers-divorce-legal-news-506780
The Times of Malta, 26.7.11: Valleta to allow divorce from October (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/795981-valleta-allow-divorce-october

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