← Comparing constitutional systemsFrance: dual executive and constitutional reviewFind a topicSearchFrance elects its President through a direct two-round majority systemFrance divides executive roles between President and GovernmentFrench Government survival depends on National Assembly confidenceFrench presidential dissolution power carries procedural limitsFrance permits constitutional review before statutory promulgationFrench courts can channel a rights challenge to the Constitutional CouncilFrench amendment combines parliamentary agreement with referendum or CongressFrance’s constitutional secularism also protects equality and respect for beliefs
