People celebrating the passage of same-sex marriage in Berlin on Friday. A conservative parliament leader is encouraging the state of Bavaria to file a legal challenge to same-sex marriage, passed just days ago by national lawmakers. SEE ALSO: How same-sex marriage could still hit a roadblockAn amendment would also require a two-thirds majority vote, which proponents of same-sex marriage are unlikely to get unless there are drastic shifts in the Bundestag’s party make-up come September’s election. The question of whether the state of Bavaria will actually file a challenge in court was still open on Monday, DPA reported. “Therefore I cannot by any stretch of the imagination tell you whether the Free State of Bavaria will file a suit.

Source: The Local July 03, 2017 10:41 UTC