Portuguese parliament rejects law on homosexual marriage
LISBON (Xinhua): The Portuguese parliament rejected on Friday a bill on the legitimation of same-sex marriage.
The Socialist Party, which has the majority seats in the parliament, announced prior to the voting that it would vote against the initiative sponsored by the Bloc of Left and the Greens.
Only two parliamentarians from the party voted in favor of the bill. Manuel Alegre, one of the two, said he decided to break the vote discipline of his party because he should be faithful to his own principles.