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Published on 2 January 2016
French President has announced a plan to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism off their French citizenship
By Joseph Byron, published in European Jewish Press December 31, 2015
He said that he would seek amendments to the constitution under which people convicted of terrorism and related activities could be stripped of their French nationality.
“The government has decided to submit a request to parliament to extend the stripping of nationality to all bi-nationals. The scope of this provision will be strictly limited, and will only apply to people who have been sentenced by a judge for committing crimes against the nation, which include terrorist crimes,” Prime Minister Valls said.
The proposed reforms are set to be debated in parliament in February 2016 and must be passed by a majority of both houses of parliament, where support from three-fifths of lawmakers is required.
The measure has exposed a divide within the ruling Socialist party, with left-wing members opposing the controversial constitutional amendment.But the majority of the ruling Socialist appears to support the move.
A poll conducted by a research firm for BFM-TV showed that 86 percent of French people surveyed supported the plan... Read more.