This article shows the distributions of political power in France starting with the establishment of the French Fifth Republic in October 1958.
Political party strength under Fifth Republic Source:The distribution of duties under the Fifth Republic
The following table indicates the great officers in the French Republic : President of the Republic President of the Senate Prime minister President of the National Assembly
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the : Senate National Assembly Regional Council General Council
The parties are as follows: , , , .
YearExecutive officesParliamentLocal governmentEuropean Union President of the Republic Prime minister President of the Senate President of the National Assembly NationalAssembly Senate RegionalCouncils General council French delegation European commissioner1959Charles de Gaulle (UNR-UDR)Michel Debré (UNR)Gaston Monnerville (PRRS)Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UNR-UDR)494 - 52161 - 148Creation of Regional Councils196019611962Georges Pompidou (UNR)324 - 152152 - 122196319641965147 - 12719661967293 - 1941968Maurice Couve (UNR-UDR)Alain PoherAlain Poher served as Acting President in 1969 and 1974 (CD-CDS)396 - 91156 - 1271969Georges Pompidou (UDR)Jacques Chaban-Delmas (UDR) Achille Peretti (UDR)19701971159 - 1241972Pierre Messmer (UDR)1973Edgar Faure (UDR)314 - 1761974Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (IR-RP-UDF)Jacques Chirac (RPR)157 - 12619751976Raymond Barre (IR-UDF)1977161 - 1341978Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR)287 - 20019791980160 - 1441981François Mitterrand (PS)Pierre Mauroy (PS) Louis Mermaz (PS) 333 - 158 19821983179 - 1381984Laurent Fabius (PS)19851986Jacques Chirac (RPR)Jacques Chaban-Delmas (RPR)290 - 248201 - 11820 - 219871988Michel Rocard (PS)Laurent Fabius (PS)276 - 2711989211 - 11019901991Édith Cresson (PS)1992Pierre Beregovoy (PS)René Monory (CDS-FD)Henri Emmanuelli (PS)203 - 11820 - 21993Edouard Balladur (RPR)Philippe Séguin (RPR)485 - 91199441 R - 35 L1995Jacques Chirac (RPR-UMP)Alain Juppé (RPR)199 - 122ÉdithCresson (PS)Y-TDe Silguy (Ind)19961997Lionel Jospin (PS)Laurent Fabius (PS)320 - 2531998Christian Poncelet (RPR-UMP)200 – 12114 R - 8 L63 R - 36 L199940 R - 37 LPascalLamy (PS)MichelBarnier (UMP)2000Raymond Forni (PS)2001189 – 13159 R - 40 L2002Jean-Pierre Raffarin (UMP)Jean-Louis DebréFrom March to June 2007, Patrick Ollier replaced Debré as National Assembly President (UMP)399 - 17820032004189 - 14220 L - 2 R50 L - 49 R40 L - 31 RJacques Barrot (UMP)2005Dominique de Villepin (UMP)20062007Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP)François Fillon (UMP)Bernard Accoyer (UMP)345 - 2272008Gérard Larcher (UMP)180 - 16357 L - 42 R200933 L - 30 RMichel Barnier (UMP)201021 L - 1 R2011Jean-Pierre Bel (PS)177 - 17161 L - 39 R2012François Hollande (PS)Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS)Claude Bartolone (PS)331 - 22920132014Manuel Valls (PS)Gérard Larcher (LR)187 R - 152 L51 R - 23 L Pierre Moscovici (PS) 20158 R - 7 L69 R - 31 L20162017Emmanuel Macron (LREM)Édouard Philippe (Horizons)François de Rugy (PÉ)351 C - 146 R - 72 L206 R - 114 L2018Richard Ferrand (LREM)201931 R - 25 C - 23 LThierry Breton (Ind)2020Jean Castex (Ind)215 R - 107 L20218 L - 7 R - 1 C65 R - 26 L - 4 C2022Élisabeth Borne (LREM-TdP)Yaël Braun-Pivet (LREM)249 C - 164 R - 154 L
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See also Government and politics in France Politics of France