National leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Liviu Dragnea on Tuesday said that a referendum on the definition of family should be held, but on the other hand a fair solution has to be worked out for those of a different sexual orientation.
"I am convinced it has to be held, and I have asked my colleagues to solve the issue because there is a legislative vacuum in terms of what procedure to follow. We will solve it very shortly. The matter at hand is very sensitive, but also very profound. Beyond anything else, when we talk about participative democracy, about how to relate to what people want, there are three million signatures, which cannot be denied; you cannot ignore three million Romanians who have said something. And then, who can decide whether what they say should be translated into the Constitution? Only the entire society by a referendum," Dragnea told Antena 3 private broadcaster on Tuesday.
He added that Parliament cannot generate a referendum now, and maybe legislation should be changed.
"In Romania, a mayor, local council and the President may call a referendum, but Parliament, the supreme legislative forum, cannot call a referendum, which I find unfair. I believe this possibility should be accorded Parliament as well. We will see whether or not that is constitutional, but that referendum has to be held; I would have liked it to be held this April, as initially thought. I do not know if that is still possible. At the same time, and I am saying something that may bother some, we have to be realistic. There is in Romania, like anywhere else in the world, a type of people with a different sexual orientation; you cannot just pretend they do not exits, whether they are few or many; and that is where a discussion has to be generated to find a fair solution that will put in place this legitimate wish and initiative, that will carry it through, but a solution has to be found for that category as well. That's no easy task. The problem overall will not be solved only by carrying out the referendum and validating it," said Dragnea.
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