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French MPs back constitutional changes Paris attacks: French MPs back constitutional changes
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French MPs vote overwhelmingly to change state of emergency provisions in constitution, following Paris attacks French MPs have voted overwhelmingly to change state-of-emergency provisions in the constitution, following November's attacks in Paris.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The lower house voted 317-199 to adopt the package of measures. There were 51 abstentions.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. As well as enshrining emergency powers in the constitution, the package of measures would allow terror convicts to be stripped of their citizenship.
But the vote still has to jump several hurdles before it passes into law.
It needs support from the Senate and will then have to be approved by a two-thirds vote of a joint session of parliament, which is likely to take weeks or months.
Nonetheless, it is a significant victory for the French government, which had faced opposition from leading voices, some among its own ranks, say correspondents.
Justice Minister Christian Taubira resigned last month in protest at the measures.