{"id":332889,"date":"2017-06-30T05:14:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T05:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=332889"},"modified":"2017-06-30T05:14:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T05:14:49","slug":"germany-set-for-snap-gay-marriage-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/germany-set-for-snap-gay-marriage-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany set for snap gay marriage vote"},"content":{"rendered":"
German MPs are expected to vote to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to the idea.<\/p>\n
The reform would give gay men and lesbians full marital rights, and allow them to adopt children.<\/p>\n
At present, German same-sex couples are limited to civil unions.<\/p>\n
On Monday Mrs Merkel, who previously opposed a vote on gay marriage, said she would allow MPs from her CDU party to “follow their conscience”.<\/p>\n
How did Merkel prompt the vote?<\/strong><\/p>\n During her 2013 election campaign, Angela Merkel argued against gay marriage on the grounds of “children’s welfare,” and admitted that she had a “hard time” with the issue.<\/p>\n