By Mike Woods,
30 November 2015
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)
<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. <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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