French presidency
| President of the French Republic Président de la République française |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of |
Council of Ministers European Council |
| Residence | Élysée Palace |
| Seat | Paris |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Fifth Republic |
| Formation | 20 December 1848 4 October 1958 (Fifth Republic) |
| First holder | Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte |
| Salary | €178,923.72 (€14,910.31/month) |
| Website | www |
The President of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française, French pronunciation: [pʁezidɑ̃ də la ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is the executive head of state of France in the French Fifth Republic. In French terms, the Presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country.
The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, and their relation with the Prime Minister and Cabinet has over time differed with the various French constitutions since 1848 (the final end of the French Monarchy).
The President of France is also the ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, Grand Master of the Légion d'honneur and the Ordre national du Mérite and honorary proto-canon of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
The current president is Emmanuel Macron, succeeding François Hollande on 14 May 2017.
Since the Referendum on the Direct Election of the President of the French Republic in 1962, the President has been directly elected by universal suffrage; he or she was previously elected by an electoral college.
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