Lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted for the bill drafted by centre-right government despite church officials’ objections
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from church officials.
A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted late on Thursday in favour of the bill drafted by the centre-right government of the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Another 76 rejected the reform while two abstained from the vote and 46 were not present for the vote.
