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French

Government

France is a
republic and they
are run on a
constitution like
the United
States. The
constitution is
called the Fifth

The picture below is the French


president, Francois Hollande.
The picture to the right is the
Palais Bourbon and this is
where the national assembly
meets and is also the
parliament house.
- France:Government.(n.d.).RetrievedApril06,2016,from
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/france/government

The French government has three


branches, the executive branch,
the legislative branch and the
judicial branch. The French
government also has a parliament
that is made up of two houses, on
top of the branches and the
parliament there is also a
constitutional council to determine
the constitutionality of new laws.
The president appoints the prime
minister and also has a cabinet.
There are four main political
parties; The Democratic movement,
the New Centre, The Popular Union
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Movement and the Socialist Party.

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