2007-11-23 10:32:28 · 3 answers · asked by khj 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
There is a bicameral legislature. The government is headed by a prime minister who is appointed by the President. The lower house of parliament is directly elected, the senate is indirectly elected. The President is elected every five years (until recently, every seven). When the President belongs to the same party as the parliamentary majority, he calls the shots, but when he belongs to a different party, he takes a backseat role (except possibly in foreign policy) whilst the parliamentary majority decides on policy and the President is in effect forced to pick a prime minister from among his opponents under these circumstances.
The system is neither a presidential democracy of the US kind nor a typical parliamentary democracy as seen in other West European states.
2007-11-23 10:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by OG 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
France has a republican (not the political party) form of government which is similar to that of the United States. This means that the country is governed by those who have been elected by the people.
2007-11-23 18:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An improving one under Sarkozy. Chirac was a socialist idiot.
2007-11-23 18:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by Constitutional Watchdog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋