Swiss to allow same-sex weddings from July 2022

FILE PHOTO: Same-sex couples can wed in Switzerland from July 1 next year, the government said on Nov. 17, 2021, enacting the results of a ground-breaking referendum in September. A flag is pictured before the vote on same-sex marriage in Bern, Switzerland, September 8, 2021. Flag reads: "Yes, I will". REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) - Same-sex couples can wed in Switzerland from July 1 next year, the government said on Wednesday, enacting the results of a ground-breaking referendum on the issue in September.

Voters approved the "Marriage for All" initiative by a nearly two-thirds majority, making Switzerland one of the last countries in Western Europe to legalise gay marriage.