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France, or the French Republic (République française in French) is the second European economy.

Located in Western Europe, the country shares borders with six countries: The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain. It also shares a maritime border with the UBR.

Created in 1920, after the fall of the French Empire, the Republic managed to prosper and modernize.

The current president is Jean-Luc Mélenchon, elected in 2022.

Flag of France

Current flag of France

History[]

French Republic
République française
Timeline: Basileia ton Romaion
OTL equivalent: France, Wallonia
Flag of France
Current flag of France
Anthem: 
La Marseillaise
CapitalParis
Demonym French
Government Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
 -  President Jean-Luc Mélenchon
 -  Prime Minister Mathilde Panot
Legislature Parliament
 -  Upper house Senate
 -  Lower house National Assembly
Time zone (UTC+1)
Internet TLD .fr

Founded on October 10, 1920, by first president Alexandre Millerand, the Republic managed to successfully rebuild the country and started the modernization of the economy and the army.

Led by a socialist government in the 1930’s, the country signed the Matignon Accords in 1936.

Soon after, the country was engaged in the Allies during World War II.

The country was victorious but needed reforms.

A more social republic was proclaimed in 1949, but it was flawed by governmental instability.

Finally, Charles de Gaulle resumed power in 1952, and proclaimed a new Constitution in 1959, giving more powers to the President.

The president is elected by universal suffrage since 1962.

The 80’s saw a brief socialist rule under President François Mitterrand, but he lost the 1988 elections in favor of Jacques Chirac.

President Chirac ruled the country until 2002.

The 2000’s and 2010’s saw a liberalization of the country.

The current socialist President, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, elected in 2022, called for constitutional reforms.

A Constituent Assembly was elected in December 2022. The project of a parliamentary republic more social and giving more powers to the citizens is currently discussed.

A new flag, reflecting those changes, has been proposed by the Assembly in February 2023.

Flag of France socialist (BtR)

Proposed Flag of France

Presidents[]

Third Republic[]

  • Alexandre Millerand: 1920 – 1924
  • Gaston Doumergue: 1924 – 1931
  • Paul Doumer: 1931– 1932†
  • Albert Lebrun: 1932 – 1940
  • Charles de Gaulle: 1940 – 1946

Fourth Republic[]

  • Vincent Auriol: 1946 – 1954
  • René Coty: 1954 – 1959

Fifth Republic[]

  • Charles de Gaulle: 1959 – 1969
  • Georges Pompidou: 1969 - 1974†
  • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing: 1974 – 1981
  • François Mitterrand: 1981 – 1988
  • Jacques Chirac: 1988 – 2002
  • Alain Juppé: 2002 – 2007
  • Nicolas Sarkozy: 2007 – 2012
  • François Hollande: 2012 – 2017
  • Emmanuel Macron: 2017 – 2022
  • Jean-Luc Mélenchon: 2022 - present