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Jeroen Zwanepol – Victor Verlaan – Pieter Clemens – Ysbrandt Kaaks – Jan Boumeester – Domas Syaifoel. French Political System. French Political System. The system in general French political parties and their ideologies Indirect voting / appointed layers Layers
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Jeroen Zwanepol – Victor Verlaan – Pieter Clemens – YsbrandtKaaks – Jan Boumeester –DomasSyaifoel French Political System
French Political System • The system in general • French politicalpartiesandtheirideologies • Indirect voting/appointedlayers • Layers • Governmentalbodies
Semi-presidential system • Assemblée Nationale =Lower House • Senate = Upper House • Cohabitation: prime minister and president comefromopposingparties
French politicalparties • The Union for a PopularMovement • 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, CounceilRégional • Departments: General President and Council • 96 Départements, CounceilGéneral • 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