French Fifth Republic

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constitutional order republic state

The French Fifth Republic is France’s current republican system of government, established in 1958 with a strong semi-presidential framework that significantly enhances the powers of the president.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
French Fifth Republic canonical 39
Fifth French Republic 34
Fifth Republic of France 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional order ⓘ
republic ⓘ
state ⓘ
allowsCohabitation yes ⓘ
capital Paris ⓘ
constitutionalReferendumDate 28 September 1958 ⓘ
constitutionalReferendumResult approved by popular vote ⓘ
constitutionAmendmentProcedure parliamentary vote plus referendum or Congress ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currency euro ⓘ
firstPresident Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
firstPrimeMinister Michel Debré ⓘ
flag Tricolour of blue, white and red ⓘ
follows French Fourth Republic ⓘ
foundingDate 4 October 1958 ⓘ
foundingLegalInstrument Constitution of 4 October 1958 ⓘ
governmentForm representative democracy ⓘ
semi-presidential system ⓘ
governmentResponsibility responsible to the National Assembly ⓘ
headOfGovernmentRole Prime Minister of France ⓘ
headOfStateRole President of the French Republic ⓘ
inception 1958 ⓘ
judicialBody Constitutional Council of France ⓘ
legalSystem civil law ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of France ⓘ
lowerHouse National Assembly of France ⓘ
memberOf Council of Europe ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
nationalAnthem La Marseillaise ⓘ
nationalMotto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
originalPresidentialTermLength 7 years ⓘ
politicalSystemCharacteristic rationalized parliamentarism ⓘ
semi-presidential dual executive ⓘ
strong executive presidency ⓘ
precededBy French Fourth Republic ⓘ
presidentElectionMethod direct universal suffrage ⓘ
presidentElectionSystem two-round system ⓘ
presidentialTermChangeYear 2000 ⓘ
presidentialTermLength 5 years ⓘ
primeMinisterAppointment appointed by the President ⓘ
principalArchitect Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
principalDrafter Michel Debré ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Algerian crisis of 1958

political instability of the Fourth Republic ⓘ
replaced French Union constitutional framework ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of France ⓘ

Referenced by (82)

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

President of the French Republic → positionHeldIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Seal of the French Republic → reusedBy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Parliament of France → constitutionalSystem → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
National Assembly of France → constitutionalSystem → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Élysée Palace → usedAsPresidentialResidenceBy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Council of Ministers of France → legalSystemContext → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Council of Ministers of France → timePeriod → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Normandy → partOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic of France
Charles de Gaulle → founded → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic of France
Michel Debré → headOfGovernmentOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
High Court of Justice of France → appliesToJurisdiction → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Government of France → establishedInPeriod → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Government of France and Parliament of France → operatesIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Government of France
Government of France and Parliament of France → operatesIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Parliament of France
French Fourth Republic → replacedBy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
French Fourth Republic → followedBy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
French Community → constitutionalRegime → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
French republicanism → linkedTo → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Keeper of the Seals → continuesIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs → jurisdiction → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
French New Wave → historicalContext → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic France
Le Coup d’État permanent → mainSubject → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Alsace-Lorraine → partOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Pierre Mauroy → headOfGovernmentOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Laurent Fabius → primeMinisterOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Michel Rocard → headOfGovernmentOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Édith Cresson → era → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic of France
Salon doré → associatedWith → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Jardin de l’Élysée → governedBy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presidency of the French Republic
Gaullism → institutionalModel → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Conseil des ministres → timePeriod → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Article 20 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic → constitutionalOrder → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Governor-General of French West Africa → positionHeldIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Article 9 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic → constitutionalOrder → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Article 9 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic → governmentForm → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Maréchal de France → historicalPeriodOfUse → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic
Georges Pompidou → era → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Ordre du Mérite sportif → historicalPeriod → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
French authorities → historicalPeriod → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth Republic
Yvonne de Gaulle → associatedWith → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Élisabeth de Gaulle → connectedTo → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
Union for the New Republic → inSupportOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Union for the New Republic → operatedIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
énarques → associatedWith → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Ille-et-Vilaine → belongsTo → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
President of the Senate → continuesIn → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of France
Gérard Larcher → partOf → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Fifth Republic political system
National Assembly has final say in most legislative disputes → constitutionalOrder → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fifth French Republic
Organisation armée secrète → enemy → French Fifth Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: French Fifth Republic government
Conseiller constitutionnel → legalSystem → French Fifth Republic ⓘ