Bill to grant full marital rights to gay couples hastily assign on agenda after chancellor signalled shift in her position on issueA lesbian couple who inspired Angela Merkel to soften her opposition to same-sex marriage have said they will invite the German chancellor to their wedding whether a bill to legalise the ceremony is passed on Friday.
A free vote is expected to take space in the Bundestag on Friday,a day before the summer recess after being hurriedly assign on the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday by the Social Democrats (SPD), Merkel’s junior coalition partners. The SPD said final weekend that an agreement on same-sex marriage would be a central condition to any future coalition.
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Source: theguardian.com