Talk:Same-sex marriage in Romania

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Romanian President Traian Băsescu said during the campaign that he would legalise same-sex marriages if elected.

This is wrong. He did not promised, he merely said he supports them. Also, in Romania, the president has no right to propose laws, this has to be done by the parliament. bogdan ʤjuʃkə | ^Talk 08:29, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

I did not add that bit I just cleaned up the phrasing however, is the president explicitly excluded from suggesting to lawmakers that a law be passed? Does the president have to sign laws after they are passed like in the US? As far as I know the President in the USA does not write laws either but will still frequently use his influence and the power of his involvment later in the process to manipulate what laws get attention. Is this prohibited in romania? In anyevent if he only said he supported such a thing the article shoudl be re-worded again to reflect this. Dalf | Talk 20:10, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Ok I see you changed that section though now the paragraph after it reads somewhat funny. I am also not sure about the link to the election where it currently is since I removed refrences to the runoff. Does anyone have a refrence to exactly what Băsescu said and when and to who? Or if he said it more than once? I think teh best way to clean that section up will be to get some specifics. Dalf | Talk 20:13, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

IIRC, this issue was not mentioned in the electoral campaign until Băsescu gave an interview for MTV Romania and he was asked what was his oppinion about this. His answer was something along the lines of "I don't see anything wrong with them". The opposition (Năstase) used this against him: they had posters all over Bucharest depicting two men kissing and Băsescu's slogan. bogdan ʤjuʃkə | ^Talk 20:32, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

The leading paragraph seems to contradict itself:

"Same-sex marriage is not legal in any Eastern Orthodox-majority nation, including Romania." "It was legalised in 1996, and the last anti-gay law, Article 200, was abolished in 2001 under pressure from the Council of Europe."

Is it or is it not legal currently in Romania, because this does not make it at all clear. Ksbrown 10:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The statement "it was legalised" refers to the legalisation of homosexual sex, not to same-sex marriage. The article reads: "In Romania, homosexuality was banned by the Communist authorities. It was legalised in 1996...", so I don't really think it creates confusion. It is also clear that same-sex marriage is not yet legal in Romania since the same-sex marriage template does not list the country under the "performed nationwide section". Thanks,