Recognition of same-sex unions in Albania
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Same-sex union
s are not currently recognized in Albania
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Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha
announced in a cabinet meeting on 29 July 2009 that the government would push for a law that recognises marriages between partners of the same sex. He said that the law had already been put to parliament.
On 5 February the Albanian parliament passed an anti-discrimination law which banned discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Gay rights groups praised the new law but said they hoped that Berisha would eventually keep his promise on legalising same-sex marriage.
The government never officially introduced the same-sex marriage bill. Legalization of same-sex marriage would require a change in Albania's Family Code, and changes to the Family Code require 84 votes in the Assembly. The ruling Democratic Party, together with their allies, have only 71 votes. The Socialist Party, which have 63 votes, and their leftist allies are boycotting parliament in protest against alleged voter fraud in the 2009 parliamentary elections. As long as the Socialists continue to boycott, it will therefore be impossible to amend the Family Code.
Same-sex union
Same-sex unions are legal or religious unions between two persons of the same sex.In legal contexts, their recognition varies based upon the region in which the union is formed. Some regions allow same-sex marriage, civil marriage between two persons of the same sex. Others recognize civil unions...
s are not currently recognized in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
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Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Sali Berisha
Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian politician and cardiologist, currently the Prime Minister of Albania and the leader of Democratic Party of Albania ....
announced in a cabinet meeting on 29 July 2009 that the government would push for a law that recognises marriages between partners of the same sex. He said that the law had already been put to parliament.
On 5 February the Albanian parliament passed an anti-discrimination law which banned discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Gay rights groups praised the new law but said they hoped that Berisha would eventually keep his promise on legalising same-sex marriage.
The government never officially introduced the same-sex marriage bill. Legalization of same-sex marriage would require a change in Albania's Family Code, and changes to the Family Code require 84 votes in the Assembly. The ruling Democratic Party, together with their allies, have only 71 votes. The Socialist Party, which have 63 votes, and their leftist allies are boycotting parliament in protest against alleged voter fraud in the 2009 parliamentary elections. As long as the Socialists continue to boycott, it will therefore be impossible to amend the Family Code.