Seven years after first gay weddings, justices to approve law{spain}

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http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/07/01/inenglish/1341157456_467828.html


Seven years after the conservative Popular Party (PP) appealed the same-sex marriage law introduced in 2005 by the Socialist government, the Constitutional Court is set to decide whether this controversial piece of legislation is upheld or repealed.

All 11 justices will convene on Tuesday to rule on the fate of a law that has so far allowed 20,000 same-sex weddings to take place and made Spain a pioneering country for gay rights.

The court currently has a clear progressive majority, which suggests that the appeal will not prosper. However, four new justices are due to be elected in the coming days in a replacement process that is already almost two years behind schedule.

Even so, the new composition (six progressives and five conservatives) would not be much different from what it is now – seven progressive justices and four conservatives.

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1. Lets hope sanity rules the day.