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France's state of emergency imposed after last year's terror attacks in Paris is likely to be extended, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has told the BBC.France's state of emergency imposed after last year's terror attacks in Paris is likely to be extended, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has told the BBC.
He said the measures were needed to "protect our democracy". He said the measures were needed to protect democracy.
The country is marking the first anniversary of the attacks by Islamist militants, in which 130 people died. France is marking a year since militants from so-called Islamic State (IS) killed 130 people in gun and bomb attacks around the capital.
President Francois Hollande marked the first anniversary of the Paris attacks by unveiling plaques commemorating the victims. President Francois Hollande unveiled plaques for the victims, most of whom died at the Bataclan concert hall.
Starting with the Stade de France and ending with the Bataclan concert hall, Mr Hollande and the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo visited the six sites targeted in the attacks, paying tribute to the victims. Three gunmen entered the venue and fired on the crowd, killing 90 people.
Mr Hollande did not speak at the sites, saying he wanted the day to focus on remembering the victims rather than on politics. On Saturday night, the hall reopened for the first time with a performance by British rock artist Sting.
Names of the victims have been read out at each site. 'Long live France'
At the Stade de France, the son of victim Manuel Dias, the single person killed there, spoke on behalf of his Portuguese-born father, saying his father was "proof that integration is possible ''. Starting at the Stade de France stadium and ending at the Bataclan, President Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo visited the six sites targeted in the attacks.
Mr Hollande did not speak, saying he wanted the day to focus on remembering the victims rather than on politics.
Names of the victims were read out at each site.
At the Stade de France, the son of victim Manuel Dias, the single person killed there, spoke on behalf of his Portuguese-born father, saying he had been "proof that integration is possible".
"Long live tolerance, long live intelligence, long live France," he said."Long live tolerance, long live intelligence, long live France," he said.
At the Bataclan concert hall, the crowd joined Mr Holland and Ms Hidalgo in releasing balloons in remembrance of those killed. At the Bataclan, the crowd joined Mr Holland and Ms Hidalgo in releasing balloons in remembrance of the dead.
On Saturday - the eve of the anniversary of the massacre - the Bataclan reopened with a performance by British artist Sting. However, other bereaved relatives chose to stay away from the ceremonies, like Patrick Jardin, who lost his daughter Nathalie at the Bataclan, and said he still felt an "anger that will never leave me".
The singer told the audience, including survivors of the attack, that they had to honour the dead and celebrate life. As he prepared to visit his daughter's grave after a memorial Mass, he told France Bleu radio (in French) the ceremonies were "pointless".
A minute's silence was held at the renovated venue for those killed in the attacks on the French capital by jihadists from so-called Islamic State. "You don't reply to Kalashnikovs with candles," he said, calling for "measures to make sure it can't happen again".
On 13 November 2015, a group of jihadists launched co-ordinated attacks on the Stade de France and restaurants filled with people on a Friday evening. Among those attending Sunday's commemorations was Jesse Hughes, lead singer of US rock band Eagles of Death Metal, which was playing when the hall was attacked.
The Bataclan concert hall was the scene of the deadliest attack. Three gunmen entered the venue and fired on the crowd, killing 90 people. "I couldn't imagine being anywhere else in the world," he told reporters, fighting back tears. "This is why I am here. To be with my family. This is my family now."
On Saturday, in an interview with the BBC's Hardtalk programme, Mr Valls said the state of emergency would be extended because there was a risk of "attacks of the kind we saw in Nice". Hughes caused outrage earlier this year by suggesting security guards had helped the attackers - a claim for which he later apologised, saying he had been suffering from stress and nightmares at the time.
France's state of emergency was extended for six months in July after a lorry driver ploughed through a crowd, killing 84 people in Nice on Bastille Day. He denied reports that he had been turned away from the door trying to attend the Sting concert on Saturday. "I never actually tried to get into the show," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
'To avoid another Nice'
Mr Valls told the BBC he kept on his desk the photograph of a friend's son who was killed in the Paris attacks.
"As head of government and as a French citizen I too am permanently marked by what we experienced," he said.
"We have come out of a carefree time. Life has changed. We live with terrorism but we have to carry on with our lives and go out because doing so and showing our will to live is an answer to terrorism."
Speaking to the BBC's Hardtalk programme, Prime Minister Valls said there was a risk of "attacks of the kind we saw in Nice", where a lorry driver ploughed through a crowd, killing 84 people on Bastille Day, in an attack again claimed by IS.
The measures give the police extra powers to carry out searches and to place people under house arrest.The measures give the police extra powers to carry out searches and to place people under house arrest.
However an official inquiry found that the state of emergency was only having a "limited impact" on improving security. However an official inquiry has found that the state of emergency is only having a "limited impact" on improving security.
2017 elections Mr Valls said the country must remain safe as it prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections in the spring.
Mr Valls said the country must remain safe during the presidential and parliamentary election campaigns which are scheduled to take place in France between April and June next year. It promises to be one of the most divisive electoral seasons in living memory, with far-right leader Marine Le Pen tipped to reach the run-off round of the presidential race.
French pollsters have warned next year's elections could shake-up the currently fragmented political system. Ms Le Pen told the BBC this week that Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election had boosted her own chances.
Mr Hollande, who has yet to announce if he is standing, is the most unpopular president in French history. Polls show a leftist candidate has little chance of winning next year. Meanwhile, opinion polls suggest President Hollande, a Socialist, is the most unpopular president in French history.
Pollsters also predict far-right leader Marine Le Pen will emerge as one of the top two candidates in the first of a two round election process. The centre-right is due to begin primaries later this month to choose its candidate, with former Prime Minister Alain Juppe tipped to win the ticket.
Ms Le Pen had told BBC's Hardtalk last month that France's current government is weak, saying Mr Valls and Mr Hollande had failed to address the issue of immigration which in her view was directly tied to national security.
Mr Valls dismissed Ms Le Pen's rhetoric, calling her discourse "traditional of the far right."
"When a country is attacked it is understandable that people ask questions. But my responsibility is not to follow option polls. We passed two anti-terrorism laws. The far-right voted against them," Mr Valls said.
Although Ms Le Pen is thought to have little chance of winning the election, she has told the BBC in an interview being aired on Sunday that Donald Trump's victory in the US has boosted her own chances of winning.
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You can see Mr Valls's interview in full on Sunday 13 November and Monday 14 November on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel and after on BBCiPlayer. You can see Mr Valls's interview in full on Sunday 13 November and Monday 14 November on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel and after on BBCiPlayer (UK only).