PM against gay unions as a matter of policy
27/9/2008

Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates has this week appeared to turn down a proposed law change which was intended to legalise gay unions and which will be debated in Parliament next month.

During a bi-monthly debate in Parliament, the Prime Minister confirmed this proposition was neither on the Government’s nor the Socialist Party’s political agenda.

“Homosexual unions are not on the political agenda”, he said, reiterating what he said three years ago during electoral campaigning.

“It is not in the Government’s programme and the PS will not being instructed by other parties”.

Two projects comprising suggested law changes to accommodate homosexual unions are to be scheduled for October 10th and have caused great controversy amongst political parties.

MP Heloísa Apolónia, of the Greens and creator of one of the two law decree proposals that will be discussed next month, said, “This country, when it waits for the Socialists to promote equality, is always put on hold”.

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Perhaps your prime minister has seen whats happening in the UK and can see that this sort of legislation goes way beyond simple equality. Applaud him Posted by John from UK on 30/9/2008 Interactive Topics, send us your comments/opinion on this article. Name: Email Address: Location: UK USA Açores Alentejo Algarve Beiras Lisbon Porto Madeira Other.. Telephone: Your Opinion: Enter the following security number 6491: