Lower house of French parliament approves gay marriage law
- Published: 13 Feb 2013 at 00.44
- Online news: World
France on Tuesday came a step closer to legalising gay marriage when the lower house of parliament approved a highly controversial bill allowing same-sex couples to wed and adopt children.
France's National Assembly President Claude Bartolone is seen as he listens to members of Parliament explaining their vote on February 12, 2013 at the French National Assembly in Paris, after the assembly voted by a clear majority to adopt legislation allowing homosexual couples to marry and adopt children.
The legislation, a key election pledge of Socialist President Francois Hollande, was passed by 329 votes to 229 in the National Assembly and must now win final approval in the Senate, or upper house of parliament.
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