Romanian vote to ban same-sex marriage not succeed meets legal turnout

A two-day referendum to change Romania's constitution so same-sex couples cannot secure the right to marry failed to meet the required 30 per cent voter turnout to be validated.

A two-day referendum to change Romania's constitution so same-sex couples cannot secure the right to marry failed to meet the required 30 per cent voter turnout to be validated, a preliminary estimate from an opposition party showed on Sunday.

Opposition Save Romania Union (USR) said they estimated voter turnout stood at 19.5 per cent when polls closed at 1800 GMT. Data from the national election bureau has shown just under 19 per cent of Romanians had voted by 1600 GMT.

The bureau will release final turnout data at 1930 GMT.