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The Presidency and Executive Power

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Contemporary French Politics

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Abstract

The French Fifth Republic was set up in 1958 during a few hectic months which saw in quick succession:

  1. 1

    the collapse of the Fourth Republic when the possibility of a significant modification of the constitutional rules by which it had operated was accepted (3 June).

  2. 2

    the drafting of a new Constitution, its approval by the people in a referendum (28 September), and its promulgation (4 October).

  3. 3

    the election of parliamentary assemblies under the new Constitution: National Assembly (23 and 30 November), Senate (26 April 1959).

  4. 4

    the election of a President of the Republic — Charles de Gaulle (21 December 1958).

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© 1985 George Malcolm Slater

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Slater, M. (1985). The Presidency and Executive Power. In: Contemporary French Politics. Contemporary Language Studies. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17720-2_4

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