Estonia votes to legalize same-sex marriage, becomes first baltic country to do so

Same-sex marriages have been approved by the Estonian parliament. The decision was made nine years after a national vote to legalise same-sex civil partnerships and only two months after the country's new liberal coalition administration assumed office. Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, declared in April that same-sex marriage will be legalised 'as soon as possible'. According to Kallas, the new law will go into force the following year.