May 23, 2015

Ireland approves same sex marriage

CNN - Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote on Saturday... With votes tallied from nearly all of Ireland's 43 parliamentary constituencies, the measure will sail through with more than 60% of voters approving, according to official results...More than 1.8 million Irish voters participated in the election, about 60% percent of the total electorate in the majority Catholic nation.

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