French Political System Jeroen Zwanepol – Victor Verlaan – Pieter Clemens – Ysbrandt Kaaks – Jan Boumeester –Domas Syaifoel

French Political System The system in general French political parties and their ideologies Indirect voting/appointed layers Layers Governmental bodies

Semi-presidential system Assemblée Nationale = Lower House Senate = Upper House Cohabitation: prime minister and president come from opposing parties

French political parties The Union for a Popular Movement The Union for French Democracy The Socialist Party The Greens The National Front

Ideologies The Socialist Party: left wing party - higher taxes for the rich - comparable to SP in the Netherlands The Union for a Popular Movement: right wing - tax capped - lower influence of government - comparable to VVD in the Netherlands The National Front: heavy right wing - zero tolerance immigration policy - nationalist - lower influence of government - comparable foreign policies to PVV in the Netherlands

Layers 4 layers: – Nation: President – Regions: Regional President and Council 22 Régions, Counceil Régional – Departments: General President and Council 96 Départements, Counceil Géneral – Communes: Mayor and Municipal Council 36,381 Communes, Maire et Counceil Municipal

Governmental Bodies ADEME ADIT ANDRA ANVAR ANR BDL BRGM CEA CEMAGREF CESBIO CIRAD CNRS INFREMER IGN

Governmental Bodies INED INERIS INRA INRETS INRIA INRP INSERM INSU IRD IRNS Météo France ONERA ONF SHOM

Characteristics Executive branch: – President Prime minister Legislative branch: – Parliament National assembly senate Judicial branch: – Judicial stream Inferior courts Intermediate appellate courts French Supreme Court – Administrative stream Administrative courts Courts of administrative appeal Council of state