As Greece’s government looks set to get marriage equality legislation over the finish line, the bill itself has managed to rattle Greece’s political system - particularly within New Democracy, Greece’s ruling party. Given dissent within New Democracy over the bill, the government will need to look across the aisle to pass it. Nikos Efstathiou, an Athens based journalist and author, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss this bill, look at how it's impacting Greece’s political scene, and touch on the broader public debate around the issue of marriage equality - including hate speech on social media platforms. 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Government to bring forward bill on marriage equality

Same-sex marriage spices up Greece’s political scene

Tiptoeing into same-sex marriage

Greek students protest government plan for private universities

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