Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK, Rights, SYRIZA
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has revealed that his party will support the marriage equality legislation being put forward by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which now looks to have a chance of passing with the help of the opposition.

Mitsotakis indicated this week that New Democracy’s 158 MPs would be free to vote as they choose and could abstain if they disagree with the legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in civil ceremonies. Basing the vote on only those present would ...

You need a subscription to access our analysis. Please choose one of the packages available.

If you are already registered, please sign in.

Full Access

A tailor-made service for professionals

Apart from having access to all our analysis and data, subscribers will be able to consult one-on-one with our analysts.

Free Access

Read some of our analysis for no charge

By signing up to MacroPolis, readers will be able to read two of our articles without charge each month. They will not have access to our data or weekly e-newsletter.

Standard Access

Our analysis and data at your fingertips

Subscribers will be able to read the full range of our articles, access our statistics and charts, and receive our weekly e-newsletter for €450 per year.

€500.00