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The French Fifth Republic combines features of:
Apure presidential
Bpure parliamentary
Cparliamentary and presidential systems (semi-presidential)
Dmonarchy
Answer & Solution
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: NCERT Class 12 Contemporary World Politics — comparative systems__