This article is about political groups and tendencies in France. For information on the political and administrative structures (executive, legislative and judiciary) of France, see Government of France.
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France is a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of France is head of state and the Prime Minister of France is the head of government, and there is a pluriform, multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the government, Senate and National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.