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What type of government does France have?

France is a republic combining a directly elected president with significant executive authority alongside a prime minister accountable to the National Assembly, a structure known as semi-presidential.

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Sources

  1. 1.Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: France.
  2. 2.Constitution of the French Republic, 1958.
  3. 3.Encyclopaedia Britannica. France Government and Society.