Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Presentation on France government

France

  • Republic Government with a semi presidential system
  • This is a government with a president alongside a prime minister who are responsible to the legislature of a state
  • Formed in 1958
  • President Francois Hollande and Prime minister Manuel Valls are the leaders of France
  • Government of France is divided into executive, a legislature, and a judicial branch
  • Hollande is part of the Socialist party
  • In 2012 he ran against Sarkozy and won
  • Became president on May 15th 2012
  • Prime minister: Manuel valls
  • He was elected into office April 1, 2014
  • Republic: A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them
  • The word Republic means "Public thing" in Latin.
  • Frances present government (5th republic) has existed for 56 years ( October 4, 1958 is when it has started)
  • President Hollande can be president until 2022 if he runs again and wins


Ways leader can be changed:
  • New election
  • Revolution
  • Boycott
  • Assassination

  • The UMP is the second most powerful political party in France
  • Formed in 2002 by Jacques Chirac
  • The leader of the UMP now is Jean- Francois Cope


  • Francois Hollande is likely to run for president once again in 2017
  • Hollande, Sarkozy and several other are potentially going to run in 2017


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