French president
| 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, France |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Fifth Republic |
| Formation | 4 October 1958 |
| First holder |
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte 20 December 1848 |
| 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 the French Fifth Republic. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, and their relation with the prime minister and cabinets has over time differed with the various French constitutions.
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 of France is François Hollande, who took office on 15 May 2012. Hollande has announced that he will stand down in the upcoming 2017 French presidential election.
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.
After the Referendum on the Reduction of the Mandate of the President of the French Republic, 2000, the length of the term was reduced to five years from the previous seven; the first election to a shorter term was held in 2002. President Chirac was first elected in 1995 and again in 2002. At that time, there was no limit on the number of terms, so Chirac could have run again, but chose not to. He was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy on 16 May 2007.
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