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The parliament of Malta, the only country in Europe that still outlaws divorce, ruled Wednesday to hold a referendum on May 28 on introducing a law to allow it, AFP reported.

A majority of citizens of the tiny Mediterranean island -- the smallest member of the European Union -- are staunchly religious Roman Catholics.

Maltese will be asked whether they favor allowing divorce following four years of marital separation, with the Church fiercely opposed to the change.

The referendum does not have legal weight and a new law would be required.

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馬耳他就離婚全民公決

???????法新社報(bào)道，馬耳他是歐洲唯一一個(gè)仍然不允許離婚的國(guó)家，但該國(guó)議會(huì)周三決定，將在五月舉行全民公決，以立法允許離婚。

???????這個(gè)很小的地中海島國(guó)是歐盟最小的成員國(guó)，大部分民眾都是堅(jiān)定的羅馬天主教徒。

???????馬耳他人民將決定分居四年之后是否可以離婚，但天主教會(huì)極力反對(duì)離婚。

???????全民公決沒(méi)有法律效力，如果通過(guò)要重新立法。