Fifth Republic

noun

1. the republic established in France in 1958, the successor to the Fourth Republic.

Fifth Republic

noun

1. the French republic established in 1958 as the successor to the Fourth Republic. Its constitution is characterized by the strong position of the president

Example Sentences

Could the Fifth Republic’s constitution require amending, or even replacing altogether?

From BBC

Known in France as Monsieur Brexit, Mr Barnier will be France's oldest prime minister since the Fifth Republic came into being in 1958.

From BBC

Admiral de Gaulle spent his life in the shadow of his father, France’s wartime savior and the founder of its Fifth Republic, despite his own illustrious record in the French Resistance and his distinguished military career afterward.

From New York Times

It will be the 25th amendment to the Fifth Republic's founding document, and the first since 2008.

From BBC

Mr. Macron’s decision to address the nation, in the week after he named a new government led by the youngest prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic, was a response to the sense of drift that has characterized his second presidential term.

From New York Times