In one of the fastest legislative turnarounds ever, #Germany approves same-sex #marriage by 393-226 in its Federal Council or Bundesrat #edu
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The 30/06/2017 Bundesrat vote on same-sex #marriage came just 3 days after Chancellor Angela Merkel first hinted it might take place #edchat
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Germany's incredibly rushed same-sex #marriage vote came about partly because of likely political mathematics surrounding the 2017 elections
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Europe is now starkly divided on the issue of gay #marriage, with even neighbouring jurisdictions taking radically different stances #edchat
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Merkel – who herself voted against same-sex #marriage – is keen to avoid a culture war, but the medium-term outlook for this wish looks poor
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To watch: the effect of #Germany's same-sex #marriage vote on linguistically-similar #Austria and #Switzerland #edu https://t.co/oy6EevVvde
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