Politics of France
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France is a semi-presidential system determined by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". The constitution
Emmanuel Macron, President since 2017
Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister since 9 September 2025
The National Assembly sits in the Palais Bourbon, by the Seine.
The Senate's amphitheater
Emmanuel Macron
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Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously se
Politics of France
…president shortened to five years, and with the presidential and parliamentary elections separated by only a few months, this is less likely to happen. Emmanuel Macron became president on 14 May 2017, succeeding François Hollande. In the 2022 presidential election President Macron was re-elected after beating his…
Macron in 2025
Macron as the Minister of Economics and Finance
Macron's supporters celebrating his victory at the Louvre on 7 May 2017
Macron shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2018.