Civil union in Liechtenstein

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In December 2001, the FLay (a local organisation) and a local political party (Freie Liste) worked on a draft for a same-sex partnership law. The paper was accepted by the Liechtenstein parliament and given to the government to give a statement about it.

The law was scheduled for the second reading in the parliament. A proposed registered partnership bill was rejected by the parliament in 2003, with 10 votes in favor and 15 against. A motion put forward in the Landtag by Freie Liste requesting that the government introduce a registered partnership law similar to Switzerland's passed on 24 October 2007 with 19 out of 25 parliamentarians voting in favor.^[1]

The penal code includes same-sex domestic partners in the definition of 'next of kin' for the purpose of the penal code.

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See Freie Liste motion in Parliament German-language text of the Freie List motion

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• Gay rights in Liechtenstein

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