Marriages between same-sex
couples contracted abroad and registered by city authorities in
Italy must be cancelled and removed from municipal registries,
said Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday.
In an interview with radio station RTL, Alfano said the
foreign contracts are not compatible with Italian law.
"In Italy, same-sex marriage isn't possible, so if people
of the same sex get married, those marriages can't be
transcribed into the Italian State civil registries, for the
simple fact that the law doesn't allow it," Alfano said.
If cities where mayors authorized registration of same-sex
marriages don't cancel the marriages from the registries, the
Italian government will step in to annul the registrations, he
added.
In early September, city halls in Reggio Emilia and Bologna
approved measures to recognize same-sex marriages contracted
abroad, and the northern city of Pordenone issued a residency
permit to the South African husband of a local male citizen.
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