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Til politics do us part A decade after civil unions, Italy still doesn’t allow same-sex marriage — a sign of a political system unable to keep pace with its own society
Amid nothing going right, Austrians lean far-left By focusing on former non-voters, the Communist Party has gained considerably in recent elections. The Social Democrats should draw their lessons