French government seeks to write state of emergency into constitution

<p>Following last Friday's deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State armed group, the government said Tuesday it would pursue changes to the country's constitution that would allow the presidency to suspend civil liberties without parliamentary approval.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday the government would present a reform before parliament, a sign the government expects the main opposition party, Les Républicains, will vote in its favour and give it the two-thirds majority required for constitutional changes to pass.</span></p>
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