„Two stages have been passed, (&) now just the adoption remains. However, when moving forward to the adoption the Seimas has to make an evaluation. If the law is passed in its current form, there is a possibility of the president’s veto,“ Čmilytė-Nielsen said in an interview to the radio station Žinių radijas on Wednesday.
According to the politician, in that case parliament would have to vote again and 71 votes would be needed to reject the president’s veto.
Nevertheless, she does not rule out that the law will be adopted in the next parliamentary term.
As reported previously, the Seimas had approved the draft law on civil union after the consideration stage and just the final vote remains for the law to pass. However, it is feared that the bill may be lacking support and that not enough votes in favour may be secured.
The law on civil union would regulate monetary and personal relations between unmarried cohabiting couples, including same-sex partners.