Government of France

The government of France is a semi-presidential system based on the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares itself to be "an indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims France's "attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789." The national government of France is divided into an executive, a legislative and a …

…amp;eacute;gions run public high schools, but only for the building and upkeep of buildings; curricula and teaching personnel are supplied by the national Ministry of Education. French oversea possessions are divided into two groups: 4 oversea départements, with some strong similarity of organization to their metropolitan counterparts; Other possessions, generally having greater autonomy. All inhabited French territory is represented in both houses of Parliament and votes for the presidential election.