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The first President of France to complete a full term, he was easily reelected in December 1885. He was nonetheless forced to resign, following an honours scandal in which his son-in-law was implicated. The Government of Maurice Rouvier deputized during the interim (2–3 December 1887). 5 Sadi Carnot [12] (1837–1894) 3 December 1887 25 June ...
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher (French: [alɛ̃ pɔɛʁ]; 17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French politician who served as President of the Senate from 1968 to 1992. Under this capacity, he was twice briefly acting President of France, in 1969 and 1974 following the resignation of Charles de Gaulle and the death of Georges Pompidou ...
v. t. e. The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France.
List of presidents of France by tenure. The following is a list [ 1][ 2][ 3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure. François Mitterrand was President for 14 years. Jacques Chirac was President for 12 years. Charles de Gaulle was President for 10 years, provisional head of state for 2 years, and leader of Free France for 4 years.
On 7 May 2017, Macron was elected President of France with 66.1% of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen's 33.9%. The election had record abstention at 25.4% and 8% of ballots being blank or spoilt. [97] Macron resigned from his role as president of En Marche [98] and Catherine Barbaroux became interim leader.
France portal · History portal. v. t. e. The Fifth Republic (French: Cinquième République) is France 's current republican system of government. It was established on 4 October 1958 by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic. [ 3 ] The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the Fourth Republic, replacing the ...
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (/ ˈpɒmpɪduː / POMP-id-oo; French: [ʒɔʁʒ (ə) pɔ̃pidu] ⓘ; 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974. He was earlier the longest-ever Prime Minister of France, under President Charles de Gaulle, from 1962 to 1968.
t. e. The Government of France (French: Gouvernement français, pronounced [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]), officially the Government of the French Republic (Gouvernement de la République française, [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃ də la ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz]), exercises executive power in France. It is composed of the prime minister, who is the head of ...