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The government of France
The French government is divided into various levels, ministries and
sections, below you will find a list of the most important ones.
A simplified hierarchy of the governing power in France is as follows:
- The President of
France
- The Senat with a body of Senators who are elected by the mayors
- The Parliment, elected by enrolled electors of French nationality
- Regional council
- County council
- Town council
Please note that as the French government is decentralizing it's power, many town concils are grouping together to form what is called Communité de communes .
Elections of the various governing bodies
The President of
France is voted into power after an election which is based on two voting polls. The first poll allows the first two candiates with the most votes to go to the second poll. The second poll will be won be the canidate with the most votes.
Votes must be French citizens and already enrolled on the electoral list.
To become a candiate you must be an eligable French citizen and obtain at least 100 signatures from different mayors.
The Senat (house of Senators) have the role of validating law proposed by the parliment. The members of the Senat are elected by the mayors.
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