Countries / Europe
FRA
Elections in France
semi-presidential system
Next election
French Senate election - 27 September 2026
EM
Emmanuel Macron live
Head of state - Renaissance
In office since
14 May 2017
Party
Renaissance
Head of government
Sébastien Lecornu
Region
Europe
Next election
French Senate election
27 September 2026
Government
semi-presidential system
Capital
Paris
Population
68 605 616
Country facts
Legislature
French Parliament
Established
1804
Currency
euro
Official language
French
Capital
Paris
Region
Europe
Area
643,801 km2
Election history
24 April 2022presidential
French presidential election
7 May 2017presidential
French presidential election
won: Emmanuel Macron
6 May 2012presidential
French presidential election
won: François Hollande
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - François Bayrou Sébastien Lecornu
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Michel Barnier François Bayrou
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Gabriel Attal Michel Barnier
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal
peaceful - no coup recorded
2022 - Jean Castex Élisabeth Borne
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Édouard Philippe Jean Castex
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.