Parliament in Montenegro has voted to legalize same-sex civil partnerships, becoming the first country in the region that is not a member of the European Union to recognize gay and lesbian couples in law.
Parliament passed the law with a very narrow majority of MPs from the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, the Social Democrats, the Liberal Party and the opposition Social Democratic Party. The vote was 42 to 5 in the 81-seat chamber.
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