Hailed in the press as Karl der Grosse and Charles I, Emperor of Europe, President de Gaulle last week capped his historic, hugely successful state visit to West Germany with a momentous confession.

Yann Wehrlin, vice president of the Ile de France region around Paris, is a longtime ecologist who shows how the political lines are blurring. World & Nation. Camped in France, ...

France is electing its next president this month. Experts say the position has an unprecedented amount of power. ... “De Gaulle wanted a president that was not limited,” said Dulong.

The president, currently Emmanuel Macron, is the head of state for France. He is directly elected by the French people for a period of five years and can serve a maximum of two terms.

This time, the French President is Emmanuel Macron, the youngest ever, who is striving to enhance France's role in the world, while navigating divisions at home and relations with the U.S ...

David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and Harlem Désir, Senior Vice-President Europe, were delighted to meet the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on September 5 ...

Francois Hollande takes oath of office as France's new president. He will travel to Germany today to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss a European austerity package which he ...

In the sumptuous palace of a courtesan (Madame de Pompadour) the 13th President of France was inaugurated on Saturday the 13th last week, swore no oath, placed his finger tips upon no Bible.

Its current constitutional regime, the Fifth Republic, was ushered into being in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle, hero of the Free French resistance during World War II.

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Valérie Pécresse, now Les Républicains' presidential candidate, on Oct. 26. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/Reuters) ...