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The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution Act of 1919.
Following constitutional reform in November 1962 (the constitutional Act of 6 November) pushed by President Charles de Gaulle, the president has been directly elected by the people of France in a two-round election. [13] Until a 24 September 2000 constitutional referendum, the president had been elected for a seven-year term since 1958. With ...
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France.
The Constitution amendment establishes the requirements for becoming president. Article 151 establishes that the President must be a natural-born citizen of the country, or have been born to an Uruguayan citizen if born abroad. The President must also be at least 35 years old and be registered in the National Civic Registry. [21]
Referenda may also be called to consult the French citizenry directly on a particular question, especially one which concerns amendment to the Constitution. France elects on its national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term (previously, seven years), directly by the citizens.
The new constitution contained transitional clauses (articles 90–92) extending the period of rule by decree until the new institutions were operating. René Coty remained president of the Republic until the new president was proclaimed. On 21 December 1958, Charles de Gaulle was elected president of France by an electoral college. [14]
The current Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. It is typically called the Constitution of the Fifth Republic (French: la Constitution de la Cinquième République), [1] and it replaced the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of 1946 with the exception of the preamble per a 1971 decision of the Constitutional Council. [2]
Two 5-year terms, as per the 1996 constitution reform Kenya: President: Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitutional reform Deputy President: Two 5-year terms, since 2010 Constitutional reform Lesotho: King: No set terms (hereditary succession) Prime Minister: Unlimited 5-year terms, since 1998 constitutional reform Liberia: President