Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar faced defeat as voters overwhelmingly rejected two constitutional amendments aimed at broadening the definition of family and removing language about a woman's role in the home. Final results showed that 73.9% of voters rejected the efforts to delete mothers from the constitution. The proposed changes sought to alter what was deemed as 'sexist' language in the Constitution, but the majority of voters opposed the amendments.
In a resounding defeat for Ireland's progressive government, voters last week rejected attempts to redefine the concept of “family” and modernize references to women in the nation's constitution. https://t.co/syrmk9srHB
Irish Referendum: Votes to Change Outdated Language on Women Set For Defeat https://t.co/u4nhf044LL Or maybe a majority of people don't agree with the changes.
A big loss for woke progressives in Ireland! The Irish government has embarrassingly lost a public vote to update what Prime Minister Leo Varadkar calls the country's “very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women." The first reference says "the family unit was founded…
🔊 Irish voters reject changes to the constitution for up-to-date wording of families and women's roles. For the latest listen to the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/QL9ZEjAOvA https://t.co/gbwi31ZMi8
🔊 Ireland is holding on to 'sexist' language in its constitution. @padraichalpin covered the referendum and joins the Reuters World News podcast with the latest https://t.co/5epUsCbU5W https://t.co/BoUOqoJwRR
#Ireland's voters comprehensively rejected two proposed amendments to their constitution, one that would have redefined the foundations of family life away from marriage to "durable relationships", and the other that would have deleted reference to women's role within the family. https://t.co/VKj5iLVEup
Ireland votes to keep ‘sexist’ language in the constitution The voters rejected a proposal to expand the definition of families and the role of women https://t.co/6Se7HE5p21 https://t.co/jzXO8kr1d5
Ireland overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have removed language from its constitution stating women’s roles belong in the home. https://t.co/U2n4D9OOEG
Voters in Ireland rejected two proposed changes to the country’s Constitution that would have removed language about women’s duties being in the home and broadened the definition of family beyond marriage. https://t.co/jsn0dKxyQK
The Irish people overwhelmingly rejected two referendums to erase "woman" and "mother" from the Constitution and to make it gender neutral https://t.co/e4N5sEEr37
🇮🇪 IRELAND VOTES AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar faces a significant setback as voters decisively reject two constitutional amendments aimed at redefining family and women's roles. The proposed changes sought to expand the family concept… https://t.co/MFW7uoNMvA
Irish voters have overwhelmingly voted no in a dual referendum on redefining family and women's roles in the constitution. https://t.co/ONOUqyAoaJ
"Irish voters reject bid to rewrite constitution’s view of women and family." (via @POLITICOEurope) https://t.co/eWgVjz0XdD
🚨New: Ireland has rejected gender neutral constitutional amendments👇 1. Care Referendum No: 74% Yes: 26% 2. Family Referendum No: 67% Yes: 33% More details on the Referendums in tweet below👇 https://t.co/TsDjuxHXMl
Irish prime minister concedes defeat in vote over constitutional amendments about family and women https://t.co/ls90pJzjqd
Ireland constitutional amendment to redefine family, woman's roles rejected: Prime Minster https://t.co/oUqf3QEBhX
IRELAND DECISIVELY REJECTS PROGRESSIVE, GENDER-NEUTRAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FAMILY REFERENDUM NO: 67% YES: 33% CARE REFERENDUM NO: 74% YES: 26%
The Irish government led by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar held a referendum to alter what he claimed was "sexist" language in the Constitution referring to the traditional family. Voters overwhelming rejected the proposals, and Varadkar admitted his government had received a… https://t.co/A7Uv0BUcsW
IRELAND Final results show that 73.9% of the country REJECTED efforts to delete mothers from the constitution. https://t.co/JAIkyJVDJ7
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar conceded defeat as two constitutional amendments he supported that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about a woman’s role in the home were headed toward rejection https://t.co/OeQCMh1cdM