Government of France and Parliament of France

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bicameral legislature executive branch government legislature

The Government of France and the Parliament of France are the two central branches of the French Fifth Republic’s political system, responsible respectively for executive administration and national legislation.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Government of France	0
Parliament of France	0

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ executive branch ⓘ government ⓘ legislature ⓘ
appointedBy	President of France ⓘ
canBeOverthrownBy	motion of no confidence ⓘ
canCensure	Government of France ⓘ
composedOf	National Assembly of France ⓘ Senate of France ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
country	France ⓘ France ⓘ
electoralSystem	indirect election for Senate ⓘ two-round system for National Assembly ⓘ
elects	some members of the Constitutional Council of France ⓘ
establishedIn	1958 ⓘ 1958 ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	French overseas territories ⓘ Metropolitan France ⓘ surface form: metropolitan France
hasPower	authorizes declaration of war ⓘ votes the budget ⓘ
headedBy	Prime Minister of France ⓘ
includesBody	Council of Ministers of France ⓘ French ministries ⓘ
language	French ⓘ French ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law ⓘ
lowerHouse	National Assembly of France ⓘ
meetsAt	Hôtel de Matignon ⓘ surface form: Hôtel Matignon Palais Bourbon ⓘ Palais du Luxembourg ⓘ
operatesIn	French Fifth Republic ⓘ French Fifth Republic ⓘ
politicalSystem	semi-presidential system ⓘ
predecessor	French Fourth Republic ⓘ surface form: Government of the Fourth French Republic Parliament of France ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
primaryFunction	controls the Government of France ⓘ enacts legislation ⓘ
responsibleTo	Parliament of France ⓘ
role	conducts national policy ⓘ directs civil service ⓘ implements laws ⓘ prepares and executes the budget ⓘ
seat	Paris ⓘ Paris ⓘ
sharesPowerWith	Government of France ⓘ Parliament of France ⓘ
subordinateTo	President of the French Republic ⓘ surface form: President of France
upperHouse	Senate of France ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of the Fifth Republic → definesRelationshipBetween → Government of France and Parliament of France ⓘ