Article 20 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic

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Article 20 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic is the provision that defines the role, responsibilities, and political accountability of the French Government within the constitutional framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of constitution
constitutional provision
appliesIn French overseas territories
Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
appliesTo Government of France
surface form: French Government

French ministers
Prime Minister of France
citedBy French Constitutional Council case law
French administrative courts
French constitutional scholars
concerns executive power in France
parliamentary responsibility of the Government
political regime of the Fifth Republic
constitutionalOrder French Fifth Republic
surface form: Fifth French Republic
constitutionalPrinciple Government determines and conducts the policy of the Nation
Government is accountable to Parliament
constitutionalStatus in force
country France
defines political accountability of the Government of the French Republic
responsibilities of the Government of the French Republic
role of the Government of the French Republic
establishes Government accountability to the National Assembly
Government direction of the policy of the Nation
Government responsibility before Parliament
field constitutional law
public law
governs collective responsibility of the Government
direction of national policy by the Government
political accountability of the Government to Parliament
hasLegalEffectOn Government–Parliament relations in France
National Assembly of France
Senate of France
hasNumber 20
hierarchicalLevel constitutional norm
influences French semi‑presidential system
inForceSince 4 October 1958
jurisdiction French Republic
language French
legalForce binding
legalNature supreme law provision
legalSystem French constitutional law
locatedInDocument Title III of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
locatedInTitle Title III: The Government
originalLanguage French
partOf Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
regulates political responsibility of the Government
relations between Government and Parliament
scope national
subjectOf Government of France
surface form: Government of the French Republic

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Council of Ministers of France constitutionalArticle Article 20 of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic