LinkA spokesperson for beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi confirmed Monday that legislation creating civil partnerships has been dropped - one of several concessions Prodi made to shore up his crumbling left-of-center coalition government
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To get the support of Vatican-backed Christian Democratic Party Prodi agreed to shelve any plans to recognize same-sex relationships.
If Prodi loses the confidence vote it would throw the country into an election.
Opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi's right-of-center coalition opposes same-sex unions. Right now public opinion polls show a potential rematch between the two coalition is too close to call.
