German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a party meeting in Berlin, Germany, June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament is set on Friday to vote to allow marriages between people of the same sex, embarrassing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and handing her Social Democrat (SPD) challengers a rare victory months before a national election.
Success in passing the so-called "marriage for all" amendment will be a tonic for the centre-left party, which has barely made a dent in Merkel's comfortable poll lead after months of campaigning.
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