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Macron to make state of emergency permanent

France's long-running state of emergency is about to become permanent, according to top NGOs.

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Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

France's long-running state of emergency is about to become permanent, according to top NGOs. A new law will permit the country’s executive branch to keep nearly all the special powers it has been granted in the past two years. The law is expected to come into force, next week. Ramin Mazaheri reports from Paris.