Same-sex marriage legalized in Germany

The German politicians have voted to legalize same sex marriage in Germany. A total number of 393 politicians voted to legalising "marriage for everybody", while 226 voted against and four abstained from voting.

The snap vote took place today the 30 of june, only days after Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel changed her mind to allow a free vote.

She said that: to her, marriage in the basic law is marriage between a man and a woman and that is why I did not vote in favor of this bill today.”
Germany has allowed same-sex couples to enter civil partnerships since 2001, but same-sex marriages had remained illegal. Her traditional Catholic conservative bloc was not happy when she announced that she would allow politicians to vote on same-sex marriage.
The “marriage for all” bill will grant gay and lesbian couples full marital rights and allows them to adopt children. It will be signed into law by the President in July probably.