PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Rights, SYRIZA
Photo via www.primeminister.gr
Photo via www.primeminister.gr

The debate over equal recognition of same-sex unions looks set to move onto a more formal footing after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that he will be launching a public dialogue in a televised interview scheduled for Wednesday.

This is potentially a high-risk move for the conservative premier, given the totemic status that the topic has acquired among right-wing lawmakers in his New Democracy party, many of whom have objected publicly to the proposals that would also give same...

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