comDuring the 2012 electoral campaign in France, the French citizens decided to replace Nicolas Sarkozy with the socialist François Hollande. The French electoral system has similarities to that of the United States. They have a bicameral legislation much like the United States. The French have a unique way in which they elect their officials though. The French government is split between three branches the executive, legislative, and judicial branch. In class we have gone over the types of democratic governments. The French democracy is considered a mixed system. The French president holds the power to dissolve the government in during times in which the legislature cannot agree on legislation. In doing so he then calls for a new legislative election. The most recent case of dissolution was by Jacques Chirac in 1997. After Chirac dissolved the government and a new majority was elected they opposed Chirac. The electoral system for the president is a two-round system. The system holds runoffs of the two candidates who hold the two highest percentages of the vote. The electorate of France for the president is French citizens whom are 18 years or older. Currently, when youths reach their 18th birthday they are automatically registered to vote unlike in the United States. The French President is quite powerful in comparison to other European presidents. The President of France appoints the Prime Minister. The only way a prime minister can be removed from power however is if the French National Assembly decides to. Therefore the prime minister must be able to command support of the national assembly.
The French legislator is consistent of a bicameral system, much like the United States. The French Legislator consists of a lower house, The National Assembly, and an upper house, the Senate. The national assembly as of 2012 has a total of 277 seats. The Senate consists of 348 seats(Senate). Together the legislator writes and drafts laws and presents their bills to the president. The electoral system for the legislator is a two-round voting system that is used for their presidential election. The term for the National Assembly is five years unless the Assembly is dissolved by the President. Senators however are elected by one-half of the house every three years. Senators are elected indirectly by over 150,000 officials that include regional councilors, department councilors, mayors, city councilors in large towns, and members of the National Assembly.
When looking at the elections of 2012 you can notice some very discerning outcomes for the French government. The presidential election saw incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy of the Union for a Popular Movement was ousted by François Hollande of the Socialist Party. During the electoral campaign there was only one debate that was held on May 7th ,2012(policymic). The debate consisted of Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande. During the debate Sarkozy and Hollande was razor sharp in their debate. They attacked each other based off of their character and their political ideals. Hollande attacked Sarkozy over the close relationship Sarkozy held with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkal and the close economic ties and ideals in which Sarkozy has had with Germany(Bauer). The debate however did not focus on policies and how things would change. This allowed Hollande to show the viewers of France that he could rise to Sarkozy’s level and surpass him.
During the last few years economic policy has been closely tied to that of Germany under Sarkozy’s rule. This was due to the fact that both Germany and France are the two strongest economies in the European Union. Both France and Germany believed that they must work together to help get through the economic crises that the world and especially the European Union is facing. The fact that Sarkozy’s government has been working so closely with Germany’s over economic policy was a major point in the elections. The French people were sick of
are no differences at all. France France is a republic; the organizations of administration of France are characterized by the Constitution. The head of state and leader of the official is the President, chose by all inclusive suffrage. Since May 2012, France's leader is François Hollande. Initially, a president of the Fifth Republic was chosen for a 7-year term (le septennat), renewable any number of times. Since 2002 the President has been chosen for a 5-year term (le quinquennat). Since the death…
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Kenya • No oil reserves • Tons of subsistence farming • Investment starting to come in. New President- • Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) • Won 77.61% of votes vs. Soumaila Cisse (former finance minister) • Election forced by international society • 11th august 2013 • French Foreign minister Laurent Fabius says "rebirth" of Mali • European Commission pledges 639 million dollars for reconstruction • EC suggests that IBK talk peace with Tuaregs • Think it’s a revolution History:…
Portugal, and his brother Ferdinand I ruling Austria and the German territories: Bohemia and Hungary . As a result, the French were surrounded and threatened by the Hapsburgs and they regarded the Hapsburg as a permanent threat to their own boundaries. The resulting tension caused more wars and conflicts such as the War of the Spanish Succession . This enmity between the French and Central Europe did not stop and it continued in history into the formation of the Prussian state. During the 1700s…
In 2012, two different countries there were presidential elections for each country. In the United States President, elect Barrack Obama and Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney ran against each other the presidency of the United States of America. Across the Atlantic, President elect Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Holland faced off for the presidential title of their nation of France. The election in France took place on April 22, 2012 and the election in the United States took place November 6,…
nation is located on the island of Hispaniola neighboring the Dominican Republic. The capital city is Port-au-Prince .The lands languages include Haitian Creole and French. It was the first independent country out of all of the Latin American and African colonies. Haiti has a beautiful culture consisting of different aspects from the French, African, and Taíno countries. Haiti was also shares many cultural aspects with the Spanish colony inhabiting the same island. Haiti has a very strong cultural presence…
of the deficit year to year. The deficit applies to one year and looks at what the government takes in compared to what they spend. If more is spent than taken in the government has to borrow money, which adds to our national debt. During the 2012 election race the national debt and deficit where greatly discussed together with the threat of the looming sequestration in 2013. Republicans sought stimulus cuts in taxes and government spending where the Democrats were in favor of a combination of reduced…
Wisconsin Travis Jimenez Land of the free, Home of the brave… and Dairy Wisconsin Today • In June 2012, Scott Walker became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall election. Once again he beat Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee and Walker's 2010 opponent. History • The Wisconsin region was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet, who landed at Green Bay in 1634. In 1660 a French trading post and Roman Catholic mission were established near present-day Ashland. You’re making me feel…
Islands population is ever expanding due to retired European residents who prefer to reside on the islands around Greece because of cost of living and the weather is amazing year around. Official language of Greece is of course Greek, but English and French are right behind it, widely spoken among the younger generation, followed up by Spanish, Italian, and Chinese, with country having tourism as their base for their economics, I’m sure many languages can be understood. Christian is the main religion…
been left behind. Although the post colonial era in Black Africa brought a somewhat peaceful independence, it has long been shadowed by scandal in France. Each president has strived to make their mark, with Africa being a popular subject during elections. Some leaders have promised to break their strong ties with la France-Afrique, but this has been a gradual and some might say ineffective process. Over the past 40 years France has developed trustworthy relations with her European neighbours but…