Malta’s divorce referendum

Podcast: Witness History · BBC World Service

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

In 2011, Maltese voters were called to the polls to decide whether Malta should remain one of the few places in the world where divorce was not permitted. The referendum divided the country. Supporters of divorce, including a group of MPs and civil rights campaigners, argued that couples should have the right to end a marriage that had irretrievably broken down. Opponents, led by the Catholic Church and backed by the government, argued that divorce would weaken family values. The campaign was triggered by a private member's bill introduced by Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, then a Nationalist...