Early
indications are that Ireland has voted in favor of same-sex marriage,
Irish media reported Saturday, as the process of counting votes in the
landmark referendum continues.
If passed, it would make Ireland the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote.
According
to public service broadcaster RTE, voter turnout was above 60% in some
parts of the country, noticeably higher than seen in other referendums.
The Irish Times newspaper said turnout in Dublin was as high as 65%,
raising the hopes of "yes" campaigners that high engagement by young
voters and those in urban areas could carry the result their way.
There
was speculation that opposition to the measure might have been
understated in the run-up to the poll because, amid the heated debate,
people have been shy of saying they plan to vote "no."
But RTE reported that early indications were that the "yes" vote would win out.
Labour
lawmaker Kevin Humphreys, Ireland's Minister of State for Employment,
Community and Social Support, tweeted that vote tallies in Dublin on a
"historic day" showed the "yes" vote was "big and fat."
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