The Fifth Republic is the fifth constitution France has had. It has been in place since 1958 and was started by Charles de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle
Constitutional Republic (Unitary)
France went from being a monarchy to a democratic republic with a President and a Constitution.
The latest French constitution established the Fifth Republic, in 1958.
Yes France has a written constitution. The French Constitution was written in 1791 and is modeled after the US Constitution.
The government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic.
France, England and the United States recognized the Republic of Texas after it split off from Mexico in 1836. Mexico never recognized Texas as independent republic, but considered it a rebel province to be reincorporated on a later date. Mexico however, was forced to cease any claims on Texas after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
After the liberation of France by the defeat of Germany, France began the Fourth French Republic in 1946. It's constitution was modeled on that of the Third Republic, provided a similar democratic but unstable government. The Fourth Republic ended in 1958.
The Government of France is a semi-presidential system. France declares itself "an indivisible, secular, democratic and social republic" it is called a French Constitution of the 5th Republic. The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, which was introduced on 4 October 1958. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing a parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system. It is France's third longest enduring regime, after the Ancien Régime and the Third Republic. The first Republic came to being after the execution of King Louis XVI and the end of the Great Fear, the Second Republic was started when napoleon came to power, and the Third Republic was started after Napoleon was overthrown, etcetera. Basically, all of these republics came out of the overthrowing of rulers or the starting of revolutions. However, the French Revolution that led to the First Republic was by far the most violent revolution of the French. They have a legislative and judicial branch. The President has a degree of direct power, (able to circumvent the legislative and judicial branches), but the Prime Minister has the most executive power. The legislative is a form of Parliament and a Senate.
In 2009, the republic of Kosovo was recognized officially. Some of those countries include the United States, Albania, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Italy along with many others.
The writing of the France constitution, the Fifth Republic took place 1958 when a new government took office. The people had lost confidence in the Fourth Republic, as the executive was weak, and failed governments after World War 2. In the new constitution, the executive wielded sufficient powers to run a country.
In 1789 the constitution was written and signed, but in that same year the French revolution happened so there was no king of France for congress to recognize.