Questions about politics and policy of the French Republic.
The French Republic is a country in Western europe. France is a presidential republic with a bicameral parliament. France is a member of the european-union.
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When and why did the President of the French Republic inherit the titles of the King of France?
The President of the French Republic is also co-Prince of Andorra and canon priest of St. John Lateran, amongst other titles. He has also the right to hunt in the domain of the castle of Chambord.
Wikipedia explains that these titles and privileges…
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How much money does France get from its former colonies?
There are various stories in the internet about how France gets billions from its former colonies. These figures are often inconsistent. Does France benefit from its former colonies?
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How have the people living in "jungle" squatter camps around Calais been obtaining food and medicine?
Does the French government allow those living in the "Jungle" and similar squatter camps to claim benefits?
How have the "jungle people" been obtaining food and having their medical needs met? Have they relied entirely on charities, or have they…
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How much foreign currency gets injected into the French economy every year because of CFA Franc?
How much foreign currency gets injected into the French economy every year from Africa because of CFA Franc alone?
How else is France profiting from this CFA arrangement?
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How can an unpopular French president be replaced before the next election?
Macron's recent popularity has fallen to a record low.
However, France is a so-named "presidential democracy", which essentially means that most of the power is in the hands of the president and not in the Parliament. The president can replace the…
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Why was the recent "Nahel Marzouk Protest" more violent than the BLM protest?
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests began in 2013 as a response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager. The movement gained national attention in 2014 after the deaths of Michael Brown in…
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Why do politicians get national honorary decorations?
On January first, in France, a few hundred people got the Légion d'Honneur, like M. Bayrou.
While this is obviously a personnal opinion, I do not believe, for several reasons which are out of topic here, such decoration should be given for…
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