ORANJESTAD - For the second time, the Aruban parliament voted on a bill to open marriage to same-sex couples on Wednesday. Just like in early May, the vote ended in a 10-10 deadlock, resulting in the proposal being automatically rejected. In Aruba, a bill is officially dismissed if it fails to achieve a majority in two consecutive votes. 

In both votes, Shailiny Tromp-Lee, a member of parliament from the ruling party MEP, abstained from voting. She expressed that she finds it difficult to make a decision on this issue. 

Meanwhile, the issue of same-sex marriage is also being examined in the Netherlands with regard to Aruba and Curaçao. The Supreme Court will soon deliver a ruling on the matter. In previous court cases, it was determined that both countries must amend their laws to allow same-sex marriage. However, the governments of both Aruba and Curaçao have appealed against these rulings.