Les dessous de la loi - Mariage pour tous : la bataille au Sénat

November 2012: After the Netherlands in 2001, Belgium in 2003, and Spain in 2005, France embraces same-sex marriage. It was a campaign promise of candidate François Hollande. A few months after his arrival at the Élysée Palace, the bill opening same-sex marriage to couples passed the Council of Ministers stage. With: Jean-Pierre Michel, Senator (Socialist Party) for Haute-Saône Jean-Jacques Hyest, Senator (UMP) for Seine-et-Marne Christian Cointat, Senator (UMP) for French women living outside France Bruno Retailleau, Senator (UMP) for Vendée Chantal Jouanno, Senator (UDI) for Paris Christiane Taubira, Minister of Justice Dominique Bertinotti, Minister for the Family (Socialist Party) All information and videos at http://www.publicsenat.fr/