Swiss Same-sex Marriage Plan Put To The Polls

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Same-sex couples can already register a civil partnership, with around 700 such partnerships established each year.
55% : After years of debate and discussion, the Swiss parliament approved a bill last December allowing same-sex couples to marry in the country of 8.6 million people.
54% : If approved, the law change will allow same-sex couples to marry in civil ceremonies, and provide them with the same rights as other married couples.
48% : Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to legalise same-sex marriage after opponents secured a referendum challenging the government's plans to bring in "marriage for all".
47% : The polling showed that members of some Christian congregations and supporters of the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party (SVP) -- Switzerland's largest political party -- were the most likely to oppose legalising same-sex marriage.
45% : According to the last survey conducted, 53 percent are in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, with 27 percent against.
45% : A second vote is being held alongside the referendum, on an initiative brought forward by the youth wing of the Socialist Party, entitled "Reduce taxes on wages, tax capital equitably".
45% : The revenues generated would be used to reduce income taxes for the less well off.
44% : Foreign spouses will become eligible to apply for citizenship through a simplified procedure, and same-sex couples will be permitted to jointly adopt.

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