Key articles of the French Constitution
The 22 most cited articles of the French Fifth Republic's Constitution, from article 1 to 89: the President (5, 6, 8, 12, 16), the Government (20, 49 and the “49.3”), statute and regulation (34, 37, 38), the Constitutional Council and the QPC (56, 61, 61-1). Both ways.
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Article 1 of the 1958 Constitution
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France is an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic; equality before the law without distinction of origin, race or religion
Article 2 of the 1958 Constitution
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The language is French; the emblem, the blue, white and red flag; the anthem, La Marseillaise; the motto, “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité”
Article 3 of the 1958 Constitution
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National sovereignty belongs to the people, who exercise it through their representatives and by referendum
Article 5 of the 1958 Constitution
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The President ensures respect for the Constitution and, through arbitration, the proper functioning of the public authorities
Article 6 of the 1958 Constitution
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The President is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage; no more than two consecutive terms
Article 8 of the 1958 Constitution
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The President appoints the Prime Minister