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The Constitutional Council of France is the country’s highest constitutional authority, responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of legislation and overseeing the integrity of national elections and referendums.

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instanceOf constitutional court
governmental body
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appointmentBy President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France

President of the National Assembly
President of the Senate
composition nine members
constitutionalArticle Article 56 of the Constitution of France
Article 58 of the Constitution of France
Article 59 of the Constitution of France
Article 60 of the Constitution of France
Article 61 of the Constitution of France
Article 61-1 of the Constitution of France
Article 62 of the Constitution of France
country France
currentPresident Laurent Fabius
currentPresidentStart 2016
decisionsAre binding
not subject to appeal
established 1958
headquarters 2 rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France
includesExOfficioMembers former Presidents of the French Republic
introducedQPC 2010
jurisdiction French Republic
language French
legalBasis Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
locatedIn Paris
locatedInBuilding Palais-Royal
memberTitle Conseiller constitutionnel
nativeName Constitutional Council of France
surface form: Conseil constitutionnel
power prior review of legislation
subsequent constitutional review via priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality (QPC)
presidentTitle President of the Constitutional Council
reviews certain international commitments for constitutional conformity
organic laws
parliamentary rules of procedure
role controls conformity of statutes with the Constitution
interprets the Constitution of France
oversees integrity of national elections
oversees integrity of national referendums
proclaims official results of certain national elections
proclaims official results of presidential elections
proclaims official results of referendums
reviews constitutionality of legislation
supervises parliamentary elections
supervises presidential elections
termLength 9 years
termStructure non-renewable terms
one-third of members renewed every three years
website https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/

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subject surface form: Constitutional Council of France