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TheGovernmentSystemof
France
November 10, 2015
ExecutivePower
TheGovernmentoftheFrenchRepublicpracticesexecutivepowerintheFrenchRepublic.Theexecutive
powerismadeupofPrimeMinisterofFrance,whoistheheadofgovernment,aswellasJunior&Senior
ministers.TheSeniorministersaretitledasMinisters,whereasthejuniorministersaretitledasSecretaries
ofState.
Prime Minister
ManuelValls,bornAug.13,1962inBarcelona(Spain),istheFrenchPrimeMinistersinceMarch31,2014.
HewasappointedbytheFrenchPresident,FranoisHollande,toreplacetheformerPrimeMinisterwho
wasJeanMarcAyrault.
President
ThecurrentpresidentofFranceisFrancoisHollande.HewasvotedintoofficeonMay15,2012.InFrance,
thepresidentservesatermof5years,andcanonlyservetwoterms.Thereareafewqualificationsto
becomepresidentofFrance.Youmustbeatleast18yearsoldandacitizenofthecountry.Youmustbe
eligibletovote,havenocriminalrecord,andhaveabankaccount.TobecomepresidentofFranceyoumust
alsobenominatedbyatleast500qualifiedelectedofficials,suchasmembersofParliament.Thepresident
iselectedbythepeopleandisheadofstate.
PresidentialSystem&ParliamentarySystem
FranceisunderaPresidentialSystemwhichmeansthatthePresidenthasmuchmorepowerthanthe
PrimeMinister.ThePrimeMinisteriselectedbythePresidentandistoworkwiththeParliamenttopass
laws.
Parliament
ThepurposeofaParliamentistosetlawandpolicyforanation.Themembersareelectedbythepeopleas
representatives.TheParliamentensuresthatthepeoplehavefreedomofspeech,movementsand
association,andtoensurethatthereisnomisuseofauthoritybyelectedleadersasconstitutiondescribe
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theirpowersandlimitationstoselectthenationalgovernmenttocontrolguide,andinformthe
governmentformakinglaws.