Constitution of the Fifth Republic

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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.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Fifth French Republic	21
Constitution of the French Fifth Republic	16
Constitution of the Fifth Republic canonical	4
French Constitution of the Fifth Republic	3
Constitution de la Ve République	2
Constitution of France	2
Article 21 of the Constitution of France	1
Constitution of the Fourth Republic	1
French 1958 Constitution	1
French Constitution of 1958	1
French Fifth Republic constitution	1
Title IV of the Constitution of France	1
Title VII of the Constitution of France	1
Ve République française	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T67368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Context triple: [President of the French Republic, constitutionalBasis, Constitution of the Fifth Republic]

A. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
B. United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
C. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité is the famous French revolutionary slogan expressing the core republican values of freedom, equality, and brotherhood.
D. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
E. National Diet
The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Target entity description: 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.

A. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
B. United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
C. Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité is the famous French revolutionary slogan expressing the core republican values of freedom, equality, and brotherhood.
D. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
E. National Diet
The National Diet is Japan’s bicameral national legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	referendum in France ⓘ
adoptedOn	1958-10-04 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ surface form: 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	French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ surface form: 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 Fifth Republic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Fourth Republic
recognizes	fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
setsPresidentialTermLength	5 years ⓘ

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Referenced by (56)

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

President of the National Assembly of France → legalBasis → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the French Fifth Republic

Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs of France → legalBasis → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Constitution of the Fifth Republic

Title III of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic → partOf → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic

Présidence de la République → legalBasis → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ

subject surface form: Présidence de la République française

this entity surface form: Constitution de la Ve République

Présidence de la République → establishedInPeriod → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ

subject surface form: Présidence de la République française

this entity surface form: Ve République française

Title II of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic → partOf → Constitution of the Fifth Republic ⓘ