Fifth Republic, cohabitation, French government, institutional instability, presidential predominance, parliamentary majority, executive power, legislative power, political polarization, constitutional ambiguity
Analysis of cohabitation effects on French government and institutions under Fifth Republic.
[...] The first period of cohabitation under the Fifth Republic will last 2 years, from 1986 to 1988. François Mitterrand, then President of the Republic, faced with the absence of a majority of the Socialist Party in the 1986 legislative elections, appoints Jacques Chirac, President of the RPR, the first opposition party, as Prime Minister. This first period of cohabitation is the foundation of the application of the 1958 Constitution in such a situation. It also establishes a constitutional usage that tends to respect the strict Constitution and its democratic dimension, as President Mitterrand affirms in 1986 "The President of the Republic names whoever he wants. [...]
[...] La « coalition miroir » like modalité of formation you gouvernement federal. (2020). Weekly Review of the Centre de Recherche et d'Information Socio-Politiques (21). https://shs.cairn.info/revue-courrier-hebdomadaire-du- crisp-2020-21?lang=fr. 18 Bonalume, A. (2022) . Italy, between instability and transformism politics. Esprit, November 19-23. https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.2211.0019. 19 Letta, E. and Caracciolo, L. (2013) . [...]
[...] Conversely, he has shared powers, requiring him to have certain acts countersigned by the Prime Minister. These are present in Article 19 of the Constitution, such as the appointment of government members, the promulgation of laws, the chairing of the Council of Ministers, the signature of ordinances and decrees deliberated in the Council of Ministers. The Constitution, on the other hand, assigns to the Prime Minister, in Articles 20 and 21, the role of directing and coordinating the nation's policy as well as regulatory power. [...]
[...] ( p -272 Ellipses - Bachelot, C. (2017) . The study of political parties: between permanence and renewal. Pouvoirs, No. 163(4), 127-139. - François, B. (2011) . III. Le déséquilibre présidentialiste. Le regime politique de the Ve Republic. ( p -100 The Discovery. - Rémond, R. [...]
[...] (2018) . Chapter 6. The modes of scrutin. Droit constitutionnel and institutions politiques. ( p -150 Ellipses. https://droit.cairn.info/droit-constitutionnel-et-institutions-politiques-- 9782340023956-page-135?lang=fr. 25 Déloye, Y. and Ihl, O. (2008) . Chapter 4. Invention of the representation proportional. [...]
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