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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY TATIANA BEDNARIKOVA A volunteer distributes leaflets of the "Aliancia za Rodinu" (Alliance For Family) to call for the participation at a referendum to maintain a ban on same-sex marriage in Bratislava on February 2, 2015. Slovakia will hold a referendum on February 7, 2015 on whether to maintain a ban on same-sex marriage in the largely Roman Catholic EU member, a move championed by both conservative circles and surprisingly, the leftist government. AFP PHOTO / VLADIMIR SIMICEK (Photo credit should read Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images)