Hollande Drops Plan to Strip Citizenship From Terrorists
- Senate, Chamber of Deputies backed irreconcilable versions
- Controversial measure divided members of Hollande's own party
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French President Francois Hollande said he’s dropping plans to allow authorities to strip those convicted of terrorist offenses of their French nationality, his second major policy climbdown this month.
Hollande abandoned his controversial proposal, which would require constitutional reform, after the Chamber of Deputies and Senate each passed irreconcilable versions of the amendment and members of all parties said they wouldn’t support the measure.