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Greece, one of the first Orthodox countries to allow same-sex marriages

2024-02-16 09:55:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Greece, one of the first Orthodox countries to allow same-sex marriages

Greece is one of the first Orthodox countries in the world to legally allow same-sex marriage. At dinner on Thursday, the Greek parliament approved the new law. Thus, Greece becomes the 16th country in the European Union that is in favor of gay marriage. 

The bill was approved by 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament and will become law when published in the government's official gazette.

Although members of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's center-right New Democracy party abstained or voted against the bill, it won plenty of support from the left-wing opposition in a rare show of cross-party unity despite a tense debate.

"It's a very important step for human rights, a very important step for equality and a very important step for Greek society," said Nikos Nikolaidis, 40, a historian who joined a rally in favor of the bill before vote.

Recent opinion polls show that Greeks are divided on the issue.

The powerful Orthodox Church, which believes homosexuality is a sin, has strongly opposed same-sex marriage, while many in the LGBT community believe the law does not go far enough./ CNA 

 





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