French Fifth Republic: Current system of government of France (1958–present)
The Fifth Republic (French: Cinquième République), France's current republican system of government, was created by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958.
French Republic République française | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (French) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" | |
| Anthem: "La Marseillaise" | |
 Location of metropolitan France (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Paris 48°51.4′N 2°21.05′E / 48.8567°N 2.35083°E |
| Official language and national language | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
| Emmanuel Macron | |
| Élisabeth Borne | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembly | |
| Establishment | |
• Current constitution | 4 October 1958 (65 years) |
| Currency | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Calling code | +33 |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr |
The Fifth Republic was created after the collapse of the Fourth Republic, replacing the former parliamentary republic with a semi-presidential (or dual-executive) system that split powers between a prime minister as head of government and a president as head of state.
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