The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ (changed from seven-year term in October 2000); election last held

       21 April and 5 May 2002 (next to be held, first round April 2007,

       second round May 2007); prime minister nominated by the National

       Assembly majority and appointed by the president

       election results: Jacques CHIRAC reelected president; percent of

       vote, second ballot - Jacques CHIRAC (RPR) 81.96%, Jean-Marie LE PEN

       (FN) 18.04%

       cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the

       suggestion of the prime minister

      Legislative branch:

       bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat

       (321 seats - 296 for metropolitan France, 13 for overseas

       departments and territories, and 12 for French nationals abroad;

       members are indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve

       nine-year terms; elected by thirds every three years); note -

       between now and 2010, 25 new seats will be added to the Senate for a

       total of 346 seats - 326 for metropolitan France and overseas

       departments, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for Mayotte, 1 for Saint-Pierre

       and Miquelon, 3 for overseas territories, and 12 for French

       nationals abroad; members will be indirectly elected by an electoral

       college to serve six-year terms, with one-half the seats being

       renewed every three years; and the National Assembly or Assemblee

       Nationale (577 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a

       single-member majoritarian system to serve five-year terms)

       election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by

       party - UMP 156, PS 97, UDF 33, PCF 23, RDSE 15, other 7; National

       Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP 355,

       PS 140, UDF 29, PCF 21, Radical Party 7, Greens 3, other 22

       elections: Senate - last held 26 September 2004 (next to be held

       September 2007); National Assembly - last held 8–16 June 2002 (next

       to be held not later than June 2007)

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (judges are appointed

       by the president from nominations of the High Council of the

       Judiciary); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (three

       members appointed by the president, three appointed by the president

       of the National Assembly, and three appointed by the president of

       the Senate); Council of State or Conseil d'Etat

      Political parties and leaders:

       Citizen and Republican Movement or MCR [Jean Pierre CHEVENEMENT];

       Democratic and European Social Rally or RDSE (mainly RAD. and PRG)

       [Jacques PELLETIER]; French Communist Party or PCF [Marie-George

       BUFFET]; Left Radical Party or PRG (previously Radical Socialist

       Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG) [Jean-Michel

       BAYLET]; Movement for France or MPF [Philippe DE VILLIERS]; Rally

       for France or RPF [Charles PASQUA]; Socialist Party or PS [Francois

       HOLLANDE]; Greens [Gilles LEMAIRE, Francine BAVAY, Jean DESESSARD,

       Christophe PORQUIER, Maud LELIEVRE]; Union for French Democracy or

       UDF [Francois BAYROU]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP

       (including RPR, DL, and a part of UDF) [Nicolas SARKOZY]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       historically-Communist labor union (Confederation Generale du

       Travail) or CGT, approximately 700,000 members (claimed);

       left-leaning labor union (Confederation Francaise Democratique du

       Travail) or CFDT, approximately 889,000 members (claimed);

       independent labor union (Confederation Generale du Travail - Force

       Ouvriere) or FO, 300,000 members (est.); independent white-collar

       union (Confederation Generale des Cadres) or CGC, 196,000 members

       (claimed); employers' union (Mouvement des Entreprises de France) or

       MEDEF, 750,000 companies as members (claimed)

      International organization participation:

       ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC

       (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FZ, G- 5,

       G- 7, G- 8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM,

       IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC,

       IOM, ISO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (guest), NATO,

       NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UN

       Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNITAR,

       UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WADB

       (nonregional), WCL, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO, ZC

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Jean-David LEVITTE

       chancery: 4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007

       FAX: [1] (202) 944–6166

       consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los

       Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco

       telephone: [1] (202) 944–6000

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Howard H. LEACH

       embassy: 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris Cedex 08

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