France plans to change constitution to extend state of emergency: govt sources
Published Thu, Dec 3, 2015 · 08:25 AM
[PARIS] France plans to change the constitution to allow it to extend a state of emergency "to a maximum of six months", government sources said Thursday.
They said the legal framework to extend special powers beyond the current three-month limit, set out by President Francois Hollande after last month's attacks on Paris, will be presented to ministers on December 23.
AFP
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