French Fifth Republic

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.[5]

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French Republic Cinquième République française (French)
Flag Emblem[upper-roman 2]
Motto: "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (French) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
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Location of France (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)
Capital and largest city	Paris 48°51.4′N 2°21.05′E
Official language and national language	French[upper-roman 3]
Religion	Secular State [lower-alpha 1] In Alsace-Moselle Roman Catholicism Calvinism Lutheranism
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
• President	Emmanuel Macron
• Prime Minister	Élisabeth Borne
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Establishment
• Current constitution	4 October 1958 (64 years)
Currency	Euro (EUR) CFP franc (XPF)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Calling code	+33[upper-roman 4]
ISO 3166 code	FR
Internet TLD	.fr[upper-roman 5]
Preceded by French Fourth Republic

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The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the Fourth Republic, replacing the former parliamentary republic with a semi-presidential (or dual-executive) system[6] that split powers between a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government.[7] Charles de Gaulle, who was the first French president elected under the Fifth Republic in December 1958, believed in a strong head of state, which he described as embodying l'esprit de la nation ("the spirit of the nation").[8]

The Fifth Republic is France's third-longest-lasting political regime, after the hereditary, feudal monarchy of the Ancien Régime and the parliamentary Third Republic (1870 September 4–1940 July 10). The Fifth Republic will overtake the Third Republic (which lasted 25,511 days) as the second-longest French regime and the longest-lasting French republic on 8 August 2028 if it remains unreplaced.