French parliament's lower house okays bill to battle 'Islamist extremism'
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In a major decision after the recent beheading in France, the French parliament's lower house voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism". The centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron hugely supported the law with 347 National Assembly lawmakers voting in favour, 151 against and 65 abstaining. "It's an extremely strong secular offensive," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said while calling the bill a "necessity".