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  2. National Assembly (France) - Wikipedia

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    The National Assembly ( French: Assemblée nationale [asɑ̃ble nɑsjɔnal]) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate ( Sénat ). The National Assembly's legislators are known as députés ( French pronunciation: [depyte] ), meaning "delegate" or "envoy" in English ...

  3. French Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The French Parliament ( French: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Fifth Republic, consisting of the upper house, the Senate ( Sénat ), and the lower house, the National Assembly ( Assemblée nationale ). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: the Senate meets in the Palais du ...

  4. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - Wikipedia

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    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen de 1789 ), set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. [1] Inspired by Enlightenment philosophers, the Declaration was a core statement of the values of the ...

  5. Government of France - Wikipedia

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    The Government of France ( French: Gouvernement français, pronounced [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ] ), officially the Government of the French Republic ( Gouvernement de la République française, [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃ də la ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the prime minister, who is the head of ...

  6. Elections in France - Wikipedia

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    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 Parliament ( Parlement) has two chambers . The National Assembly ( Assemblée Nationale) has 577 members, elected for a five-year term in single seat ...

  7. List of countries by system of government - Wikipedia

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    President-parliamentary systems. In a president-parliamentary system the prime minister and cabinet are dually accountable to the president and the legislature. [ 1] Austria [ o] Azerbaijan [ 35] Chad [ 36] Congo, Republic of the. Guinea-Bissau.

  8. Politics of France - Wikipedia

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    The National Assembly sits in the Palais Bourbon, by the Seine. The National Assembly is the principal legislative body. Its 577 deputies are directly elected for five-year terms in local majority votes, and all seats are voted on in each election. [28] The National Assembly may force the resignation of the government by voting a motion of censure.

  9. National Assembly (French Revolution) - Wikipedia

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    1139. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly ( French: Assemblée nationale ), which existed from 17 June 1789 to 9 July 1789, [1] was a revolutionary assembly of the Kingdom of France formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General and eventually joined by some members of the First and Second ...