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The politics of France take place within the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". [1]
Members of France's radical left see Donald Trump's victory as a failure due to the Democratic candidate's moderate stance. And they're trying to draw lessons for the French political...
Since French President Emmanuel Macron’s explosive gamble to dissolve parliament before the summer, rumors have swirled over how the newly divided National Assembly would be represented in the...
France - Politics, Regions, Culture: In order to achieve the political stability that was lacking in the Third and the Fourth Republic, the constitution of 1958 adopted a mixed (semipresidential) form of government, combining elements of both parliamentary and presidential systems.
Having emerged, to almost universal surprise, with the most seats at this parliamentary election, France’s left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front (NPF) has now earned the right to pick – or...
France’s Prime Minister Is on the Block, and Marine Le Pen Holds the Blade The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political ...
A sequence of maps showing how France's President-elect Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen.
Emmanuel Macron's decision to call two rounds of elections on 30 June and 7 July is seen by rivals and allies as a reckless gamble that is about to hand political power to the far right. His aim...
French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier Saturday, marked by a shift to the right 11 weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election.
France was facing a hung parliament after no party secured an absolute majority in legislative elections on Sunday, as a surprising surge from a new left-wing coalition helped hold back the...