 In January 2015, the Parliament of North Macedonia voted to constitutionally define marriage as a union solely between a man and a woman.On 9 January, the parliamentary committee on constitutional issues approved a series of amendments, including the aforementioned limitation of marriage and the additional requirement of a two-thirds majority for any future regulation of marriage, family and civil unions (a requirement previously reserved only for issues such as sovereignty and territorial questions).On 20 January, the amendments were approved in parliament by 72 votes to 4.