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The French Fifth Republic combines features of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The French Fifth Republic combines features of:

  1. pure presidential
  2. pure parliamentary
  3. parliamentary and presidential systems (semi-presidential)
  4. monarchy
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Correct answer: C. parliamentary and presidential systems (semi-presidential)

1. Established by Charles de Gaulle in 1958. 2. Strong directly-elected President + PM accountable to Parliament. 3. Maurice Duverger called this "semi-presidential". __Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics — comparative systems__

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