French Fifth Republic
current system of government of France (1958–present) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fifth Republic (French: Cinquième République), France's current republican system of government, was created by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958.[1]
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French Republic République française | |
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Motto: "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (French) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" | |
Anthem: "La Marseillaise" | |
Capital and largest city | Paris 48°51.4′N 2°21.05′E |
Official language and national language | French[upper-roman 1] |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
Emmanuel Macron | |
Élisabeth Borne | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
National Assembly | |
Establishment | |
• Current constitution | 4 October 1958 (65 years) |
Currency | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
Calling code | +33[upper-roman 2] |
ISO 3166 code | FR |
Internet TLD | .fr[upper-roman 3] |
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The Fifth Republic was created after the collapse of the Fourth Republic, replacing the former parliamentary republic with a semi-presidential (or dual-executive) system[2] that split powers between a prime minister as head of government and a president as head of state.[3]