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1 August 2017
French Constitutional Council sees CETA as compliant with Constitution
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4 July 2017
French President informs about plans for constitutional changes
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23 March 2017
French ConCourt launches investigation into CETA's constitutionality
![French Prime Minister and presidential candidate Manuel Valls (photo credit: AP Photo/ Christophe En) French Prime Minister and presidential candidate Manuel Valls (photo credit: AP Photo/ Christophe En)](/sites/default/files/France_Valls_Dec%202016.jpg)
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16 December 2016
France's Valls plans to amend constitution to abolish bypassing of parliament in law making
![Nicolas Sarkozy, former head of the Les Republicains political party and former French president, attends the party's weekend summer university youth meeting in Le Touquet, France August 27, 2016 (Photo credit: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol) Nicolas Sarkozy, former head of the Les Republicains political party and former French president, attends the party's weekend summer university youth meeting in Le Touquet, France August 27, 2016 (Photo credit: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol)](/sites/default/files/france_sarkozy_august_2016.jpg)
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30 August 2016
France's Sarkozy would change constitution to ban burkinis if re-elected
![President Francois Hollande (photo credit: European Press Photo Agency) President Francois Hollande (photo credit: European Press Photo Agency)](/sites/default/files/france_holland_march_2016.jpg)
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31 March 2016
France's Hollande drops plan to change constitution enshrining state of emergency and stripping citizenship
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21 March 2016
French Senate effectively kills controversial nationality law
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9 February 2016
French lower house votes to enshrine state of emergency in constitution
![President of France: Francois Hollande President of France: Francois Hollande](/sites/default/files/france_holland_feb_2016_0.jpg)
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5 February 2016
French lawmakers to debate contested post-attacks constitution changes
![Demonstrators protest against the state of emergency in Rennes on January 23, 2016 (photo credit: Jean-François Monier - AFP) Demonstrators protest against the state of emergency in Rennes on January 23, 2016 (photo credit: Jean-François Monier - AFP)](/sites/default/files/emergency-m_0.jpg)
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27 January 2016
President Hollande announces Bill to prolong the state of emergency in France
![French President Francois Hollande (C) is under fire for seeking changes to the constitution that could strip dual-nationals of their French passport (photo credit: AFP) French President Francois Hollande (C) is under fire for seeking changes to the constitution that could strip dual-nationals of their French passport (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/france_-_afp_2.jpg)
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31 December 2015
Hollande under fire over call to strip citizenship from terror convicts
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23 December 2015
France to table bill on state of emergency clause in constitution following terror attacks
![Government sources said the legal framework to extend special powers beyond the current three-month limit on a state of emergency will be put to ministers on December 23 Several parcel bomb alerts occured and for security reasons the city center has been closed to road traffic during the whole period of Strasbourg's Christmas market, following the November 13 Paris terror attacks. (photo credit: AFP) Government sources said the legal framework to extend special powers beyond the current three-month limit on a state of emergency will be put to ministers on December 23 Several parcel bomb alerts occured and for security reasons the city center has been closed to road traffic during the whole period of Strasbourg's Christmas market, following the November 13 Paris terror attacks. (photo credit: AFP)](/sites/default/files/france_-_afp_0.jpg)
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3 December 2015
France plans to change constitution to extend state of emergency: govt sources
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30 November 2015
French government seeks to write state of emergency into constitution
![Article 49.3 of the French constitution gives the government the power to by-pass the National Assembly when it doesn’t have majority support. (photo credit: Parti Socialiste) Article 49.3 of the French constitution gives the government the power to by-pass the National Assembly when it doesn’t have majority support. (photo credit: Parti Socialiste)](/sites/default/files/hollande_0.jpg)
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19 February 2015
Hollande risks vote of no confidence to trump majority in the economic reform debate
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