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How much power does the president of France and the prime minister of France have?
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The President and the Government are the Executive power.
The President is The Commander in Chief and the guarantor of the constitution. It is the highest fonction in France.
- He appoints the Prime Minister who chooses his government (les ministres).
- He can dissolve the Assembly and so force a legislative election.
- He signs the laws and can veto them
- He attends and preside the "Conseil des ministres"
- He chooses the highers civil and military charges, the ambassadors .....
- He can propose referendums
The President can be given exceptionnal powers, in case of a threatening against the Nation according to the "article 16" of the constitution.
The Prime Minister is the chief of the government.
He is traditionnaly chosen inside the Assembly majority side. (When the Prime Minister is not from the President's party, this is the Cohabitation)
Once appointed by the President, he chooses the Ministres (secretaries of states in the US), and leads the general policies.
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