Constitution of the Fifth Republic

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legal document national constitution

The Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational legal charter of modern France, establishing its semi-presidential system of government and defining the powers and relationships of its main political institutions.

Aliases (10)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document → national constitution →
adoptedBy	referendum in France →
adoptedOn	1958-10-04 →
alsoKnownAs	French Constitution of 1958 →
amended	1962 → 2000 → 2008 →
articleCountApproximate	92 articles →
cameIntoForceOn	1958-10-04 →
containsProvisionOn	constitutional amendments → international treaties → parliamentary elections → presidential election → referendums → state of emergency →
country	France →
definesInstitution	Constitutional Council of France → Council of Ministers of France → Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France → Government of France → High Court of Justice of France → National Assembly of France → Parliament of France → Senate of France →
definesOffice	President of the French Republic → Prime Minister of France →
definesRelationshipBetween	Government of France and Parliament of France → National Assembly of France and Senate of France → President of the French Republic and Government of France →
draftedBy	Michel Debré →
draftedUnder	Charles de Gaulle →
establishesBranch	executive branch → judicial branch → legislative branch →
establishesFormOfGovernment	semi-presidential system →
grantsPower	Constitutional Council of France to review constitutionality of laws → Government of France to initiate legislation → Parliament of France to pass statutes → President of the French Republic to call referendums → President of the French Republic to dissolve the National Assembly →
hasPreamble	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 → Preamble of the Constitution of 1946 →
introduced	direct universal suffrage for presidential election in 1962 →
jurisdiction	French Republic →
language	French →
legalStatus	supreme law of France →
originalPresidentialTermLength	7 years →
precededBy	Constitution of the Fourth Republic →
recognizes	fundamental rights and freedoms →
setsPresidentialTermLength	5 years →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of State of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → Government of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → National Assembly of France → Parliament of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → President of the French Republic → Senate of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	constitutionalBasis
Conseil des ministres ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → Constitutional Council of France ("Title VII of the Constitution of France") → High Court of Justice of France ("Constitution of the French Fifth Republic") → Minister of Justice of France ("Constitution of the French Fifth Republic") → Parliament of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → Prime Minister of France ("Article 21 of the Constitution of France") →	legalBasis
Article 20 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") → Article 9 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	partOf
Constitution of the Fifth Republic ("French Constitution of 1958") →	alsoKnownAs
French public law ("Constitution of the French Fifth Republic") →	basedOn
Parliament of France ("Title IV of the Constitution of France") →	constitutionalArticleDefiningPowers
Le Coup d’État permanent ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	criticizes
Constitutional Council of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	establishedBy
Assemblée nationale ("Constitution de la Ve République") →	establishedUnder
Government of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	foundationDocument
Council of Ministers of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	hasConstitutionalBasisIn
French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905 ("French 1958 Constitution") →	influenced
Prime Minister of France ("Constitution of the Fifth French Republic") →	officeCreatedUnder
Constitution of the Fifth Republic ("Constitution of the Fourth Republic") →	precededBy
Government of France ("Constitution of France") →	subordinateTo
French Fourth Republic ("Constitution of the French Fifth Republic") →	succeededByConstitution