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France plans to change constitution to extend state of emergency: govt sources

Published Thu, Dec 3, 2015 · 08:25 AM
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[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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