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French president Francois Hollande speaks in Paris, following a series of coordinated attacks in and around Paris late on 13 November 2015 (photo credit: Independent)

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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)

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19 February 2015

Hollande risks vote of no confidence to trump majority in the economic reform debate