Members of the families that once reigned over France shall not be eligible for the Presidency of the Republic.
French Constitution of 1946; 1946 Constitution of El Salvador; 1946 Yugoslav Constitution; This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Constitution of 1946. The establishment of free, secular, public education on all levels, shall be a duty of the State. The President of the Republic shall exercise the right of pardon in the High Council of the Judiciary.
The national emblem shall be the tricolor flag, blue, white, and red, in three vertical bands of equal dimensions.
France: Preamble to the French Constitution of 1946 Thursday, 1 January, 1970 This is the full text of the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946 enacted by France. It is part of Title V: "On relations between the parliament and the government" (Articles 34 through 51).
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However, the two Chambers shall be elected on a territorial basis, the National Assembly by direct popular vote, the Council of the Republic by the communal and departmental collectivities, by indirect popular vote.
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The President of the Republic shall not be responsible except for high treason. History at your fingertips When the Budget Law shall be under discussion, this period may be reduced, if need be, to the time taken by the National Assembly for its consideration and vote. He must also ensure the coordination of Government action and prevent different ministers from taking contradictory initiatives through his arbitration. The vote shall be taken by public ballot. Anyone persecuted because of his activities in the cause of freedom shall be entitled to the right of asylum within the territories of the Republic. The time limits specified in the present Article shall be suspended during recesses of the session.
No person may suffer prejudice in his work or employment by virtue of his origins, opinions or beliefs.All men may defend their rights and interests through union action and may belong to the union of their choice.The right to strike shall be exercised within the framework of the laws governing it.All workers shall, through the intermediary of their representatives, participate in the collective determination of their conditions of work and in the management of the work place.All property and all enterprises that have or that may acquire the character of a public service or The Nation shall provide the individual and the family with the conditions necessary to their development.It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure.
0000027974 00000 n Appointed by the President of the Republic (Head of State), the Prime Minister is the Head of Government. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.
Moreover, in derogation to Article 13, special provisions for each Territory may be enacted by the President of the Republic in the Council of Ministers, after preliminary consultation with the Assembly of the Union. The first of these two texts has withstood the test of time.
General elections shall take place not less than twenty and not more than thirty days after dissolution. The National Assembly alone shall pass the laws. It shall undertake no war aimed at conquest, nor shall it ever employ force against the freedom of any people.Subject to reciprocity, France shall consent to the limitations upon its sovereignty necessary to the organization and preservation of peace.France shall form with its overseas peoples a Union founded upon equal rights and duties, without distinction of race or religion.The French Union shall be composed of nations and peoples who agree to pool or coordinate their resources and their efforts in order to develop their respective civilizations, increase their well-being, and ensure their security.Faithful to its traditional mission, France desires to guide the peoples under its responsibility towards the freedom to administer themselves and to manage their own affairs democratically; eschewing all systems of colonization founded upon arbitrary rule, it guarantees to all equal access to public office and the individual or collective exercise of the rights and freedoms proclaimed or confirmed herein.Last Updated: Thursday, 03 September 2020, 08:51 GMT 0000014441 00000 n
The amendment must be decided upon by a resolution adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the National Assembly.