A referendum was held in

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on 25 March 2012 on the new family code passed by the then-governing coalition led by

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. The code was rejected with 54.55% of voters against the law.Zakonodajni referendum o družinskem zakoniku 2012
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Background

The family code bill passed by the government of

which expanded existing same-sex registered partnerships to have all rights of married couples, except adoption (excluding step-child adoption). The law also expanded provisions protecting the rights of children, such as outlawing corporal punishment and establishing a children's ombudsman. A conservative group "Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights of Children", led by the activist and philosopher

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(member of the conservative-centrist

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), opposed to same-sex unions gathered the required signatures to force a referendum on the law.

Opinion polls

A February/March poll carried out by

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found that 35.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold the law, while 26.3% said they would vote to repeal it and 20.9% were undecided. The remaining 16.9% of the respondents said they would not attend the referendum. The poll was conducted on 29 February and 1 March among 504 respondents. A Ninamedia poll for PlanetSiol.net carried out between 13 and 15 March 2012 found that 47.2% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 40.4% said they would vote to repeal it and 12.4% were undecided. The poll was based on the responses of 700 people. Another Delo poll conducted between 14 and 20 March among 709 respondents found that 46.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 29.2% said they would vote to repeal it and 16.4% were undecided. The remaining 7.5% of the respondents didn't want to respond. Among those who said that they would definitely or probably attend the referendum, 60% said that they would vote to uphold a law while 40% said they would vote to repeal it.

Results

The law was rejected by voters. Voter turnout was 30.3%.

References

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Background

Opinion polls

Results

See also

References