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- This article is for the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Politics of France take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of France The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4, 1958. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining The preamble of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic, founded in 1958 recalls the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. See also Government of France The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Second French Republic (1848-1852 President of the Provisional Government of the Republic Jacques Charles Dupont de l'Eure (24 February 1848 The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers François Fillon (fʁɑ̃swa fijɔ̃ born 4 March 1954 in Le Mans, Sarthe) is the current Prime Minister of France, having been appointed to that Early Modern France Chief Ministers of the French Kings Armand Jean du Plessis Cardinal Richelieu 1624-1642 Jules Cardinal The Constitutional Council ( Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. The French Congress (Congrès du Parlement français - Congress of the French Parliament is the name given to the body created when both houses of the present-day French This article is about the present-day French institution For institutions with the same name during the Ancien Régime in France see Conseil du Roi. The Court of Cassation ( Cour de cassation in French) is the main Court of last resort in France. Political parties in France lists political parties in France. Gaullism (Gaullisme is a French political ideology based on the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle. The Left in France at the beginning of the 20th century was represented by two main Political parties, the Republican Radical and Radical-Socialist Party France is a Representative democracy. Public officials in the legislative and executive branches are either elected by the citizens (directly or indirectly or appointed by elected The French presidential election of 1958 the first of the French Fifth Republic, took place on December 21, 1958. The 1965 French presidential election was the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage of the French Fifth Republic. The 1969 French presidential election took place on 1 June and 15 June 1969 French legislative elections took place on March 4 and 11 1973 to elect the 5th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections were held in France in 1974 following the death of President Georges Pompidou. The French legislative elections took place on March 12 and March 19, 1978 to elect the 6th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic The French presidential election of 1981 was won by François Mitterrand, the first Socialist President of the Fifth Republic. French legislative elections took place on June 14 and 21 1981 to elect the 7th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The French legislative elections took place on March 16 1986 to elect the 8th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections were held in France on 24 April and 8 May 1988 French legislative elections took place on June 5 and 12 1988 to elect the 9th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, one month after the re-election of François French legislative elections took place on March 21 and 28 1993 to elect the 10th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. Presidential elections took place in France on 23 April and 7 May 1995 to elect the fifth president of the Fifth Republic. French legislative election took place in May 25 and June 1 1997 to elect the 11th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. The 2002 French presidential election consisted of a first round election on 21 April 2002 and a runoff election between the top two candidates ( Jacques Chirac and The French legislative elections took place on June 9 and June 16, 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, The 2007 French presidential election, the ninth of the Fifth French Republic was held to elect the successor to Jacques Chirac as president of France The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, |||} Metropolitan France As of January 1, 2008, Metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions (including Corsica, although France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The European Union is a unique entity possessing elements of Intergovernmentalism, Supranationalism and a Multi-party Parliamentary democracy A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of France, is the cabinet minister responsible for the Foreign relations of France. This is a list of major Political scandals in France: Until 1958 1816 - Shipwreck of and search for French Frigate Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent For the Ancien Régime institution, see Parlement. This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament.
The French Parliament (French: Parlement français) or Parliament of France is the deliberative and legislative branch (parliament) of the Government of France. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A parliament is a Legislature, especially in those The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares
The current parliamentary system in France is bicameral, and the Parliament is composed of:
- The "Upper Chamber" (chambre haute), which is the French Senate (Sénat)
- The "Lower Chamber" (chambre basse), which is the French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale française); the Assembly is the pre-eminent body. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. A lower house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Upper house. The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”)
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Organization and powers
The two chambers conduct their deliberations in two different places:
- The Palais du Luxembourg for the Senate
- The Palais Bourbon for the National Assembly
Each house has its own internal regulations and rules of procedure. The Palais du Luxembourg in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, north of the Jardin du Luxembourg, is where the French Senate meets Palais Bourbon, a Palace located on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde, Paris (which is on the right bank is
They may however exceptionally reunite into one body, the French Congress (Congrès du Parlement français), at the Château de Versailles, to revise and amend the Constitution of France. The French Congress (Congrès du Parlement français - Congress of the French Parliament is the name given to the body created when both houses of the present-day French The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region The current Constitution of France was adopted on October 4, 1958.
Parliament meets for one 9-month session each year: under special circumstances the president can call an additional session. Although parliamentary powers have diminished from those existing under the Fourth Republic, the National Assembly can still cause a government to fall if an absolute majority of the total Assembly membership votes a censorship motion. The founding of the Fourth Republic (1944-47 See also Three Parties, Third Force (France European Unity The creation of the An absolute majority or majority of the entire membership (in American English, a Supermajority Voting requirement is a Voting basis A motion of no confidence (also vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or confidence motion) is a Parliamentary motion As a result, the gouvernement (Prime Minister and ministers) must be from the same political side as the Assembly and should be supported by a majority there. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Periods during which the President of France is not from the same political side as the Prime Minister are known as cohabitation. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Cohabitation in government occurs in Semi-presidential systems such as France 's system when the President is from a different Political party
The cabinet has a strong influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament. The government also can link its term to a legislative text which it proposes, and unless a motion of censure is introduced (within 24 hours after the proposal) and passed (within 48 hours of introduction - thus full procedures last at most 72 hours), the text is considered adopted without a vote.
Members of Parliament enjoy parliamentary immunity. Parliamentary immunity, also known as legislative immunity is a system in which members of the Parliament or Legislature are granted partial immunity from Both assemblies have committees that write reports on a variety of topics. If necessary, they can establish parliamentary enquiry commissions with broad investigative power.
History
The French Parliament, as a legislative body, should not confused with the various parlements of the Ancien Régime in France, which were courts of justice and tribunals with certain political functions. This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament. The Ancien Régime, a French term rendered in English as “Old Rule” “Old Kingdom” or simply “Old Regime” refers primarily to the aristocratic
The Parliament, in the modern meaning of the term, appeared in France during the French Revolution. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Its form – unicameral, bicameral, or multicameral – and its functions have taken different forms throughout the different political regimes and according to the various French constitutions:
References
- This article is based on the article Parlement français from the French Wikipedia, retrieved on October 13, 2006. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or Parliamentary chamber In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written Constitution of France. The National Assembly of France is the lower legislative house under the French Fifth Republic. 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The Corps législatif was a part of the French legislature during the French Revolution and beyond Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the The Constitution of the Year X was a national Constitution of France adopted during the Year X (1802 of the French Revolutionary Calendar. The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. The Corps législatif was a part of the French legislature during the French Revolution and beyond Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the The Constitution of the Year XII was a national Constitution of France adopted during the Year XII (1804 of the French Revolutionary Calendar. The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. 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See also
- Constitution of France
- Government of France
- Politics of France
- History of France
- Comité d'histoire parlementaire et politique (in French)
External links
- Official site of the Parlement français (in French)
- Site of the CHPP (Comité d'histoire parlementaire et politique) and of Parlement(s), Revue d'histoire politique (in French)
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