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Mar 05, 2007
Quickie Link: Italy's governing coalition split on rights for unmarried couples
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By vanrozenheim
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(Rome, Italy) - Disagreement over the Italian government's plan to give legal rights to unmarried couples, including homosexual ones, exposed deep rifts in the governing center-left coalition days after it survived its worse political crisis. At issue is proposed legislation that the Italian Cabinet approved last month, granting legal rights to unmarried couples in heterosexual and same-sex relationships. The measure is delicate enough that Prodi dropped mention of it in a 12-point plan that serves as the new government platform - an apparent nod to Catholic politicians courted by the center-left to broaden the coalition.
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