Parliament approves the reform by 176 votes to 76, with two abstentions, which has caused an internal crisis in the governing party

Greece has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize such unions. The Parliament has amended the Civil Code to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, making Greece the 37th country to officially recognize same-sex families. The law, which passed with 176 votes for, 76 against, and two abstentions, grants same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. Non-biological parents in same–sex families can now adopt children who previously had only one legal parent. However, the law does not allow same-sex couples to use surrogacy services, despite these being legal for heterosexual couples in Greece. Various political parties have supported the law, despite opposition from the far-right and the Communist Party. The law’s promoter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has