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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
In a wide-ranging TV interview on public channel ERT on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his position on the upcoming legislation regarding marriage equality. The prime minister said he did not intend to enforce the party line on recalcitrant right-wing MPs who have been threatening to vote against equal recognition for same-sex unions.
The issue has been dominating the political debate since the conservative premier pledged to bring forward legislation, provoking outcry from the church, the parties of the far right and raising the prospect of a rebellion from the ultra-conservative wi...
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