Presidency of the French RepublicGovernment

The Presidency of the French Republic is the executive head of state of France, serving as the guarantor of the constitution, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and conductor of foreign diplomacy. Established in 1848 during the Second Republic, the first officeholder was Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte before he declared himself emperor. The position's extensive executive powers were significantly redefined in 1958 under Charles de Gaulle with the founding of the Fifth Republic.