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Fri 01 Jan 2010Portugal vote on gay marriage
Portugal's parliament has passed a bill allowing gay marriage after winning the support of left-wing parties.
The Socialist government's bill won the support of all left-of-centre parties. Right-of-centre parties opposed the change and sought a national referendum on the issue, but their proposal was rejected.
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