Poland's president vetoes same-sex marriage laws
Poland's President blocked civil partnership laws to protect the constitutional status of the family.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed legislative initiatives effectively legalizing same-sex unions, calling them an attempt to create a legal alternative to the traditional family.
Nawrocki emphasized that the proposed norms are not merely a technical simplification of administrative procedures, but establish a new institution as close as possible to marriage.
In his view, such bills carry an ideological agenda and are aimed at undermining the exclusive status of the family. The President stated that he is prepared to support only a law on the status of a "close person," which would resolve practical problems for citizens without duplicating spousal rights.
"Anything that is quasi-marriage cannot count on my support," the Polish leader stressed. He noted that state registration of such unions with the granting of tax, inheritance, and social privileges effectively recreates "the legal core of marriage," but under a different name and without a proper list of obligations.
The head of state recalled Article 18 of the Polish Constitution, which defines marriage as a union of a woman and a man, under the special protection of the republic.
Nawrocki also pointed to the injustice of the bills toward ordinary families: according to him, partners would receive nearly the same rights as spouses, but would be able to dissolve their relationship far more easily — with a simple declaration before a notary, without judicial oversight. "I do not agree to the introduction of civil partnerships that are meant to replace or substitute the institution of marriage," the President concluded.
Previously, the SPJ reported that Poland's President opposes the creation of alternatives to traditional marriage.
