Fifth Republic

The French Fifth Republic was established on October 4, 1958, by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic, emerging from the collapse of the Fourth Republic. It is a semi-presidential system that splits powers between a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. The president has the right to dissolve the national assembly and hold new parliamentary elections, and can also change prime ministers and reshuffle the government. The Fifth Republic is France's third-longest-lasting political regime, and is expected to overtake the Third Republic as the second-longest French regime and the longest-lasting French republic on August 8, 2028.learn more on wikipedia