The French National Assembly has approved the most important article of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. Deputies voted 249-97 in favour of redefining marriage as being an agreement between two people - not just between a man and a woman. President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their left-wing supporters backed it, opposed by many opposition UMP and centrist MPs. The proposals have generated protests and counter-protests for months. Read more from the BBC here
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First published: Sunday, 3rd February 2013 - 10:33am