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A street in Paris Colmar town in Alsace region
Menton town, south of France
Old port in Marseille
What Is the Form of Government and Culture in France?
Su rage, or the right to vote, started in France in 1848 for men
aged twenty-one and over and in 1944 for women. In 1974,
citizens who were eighteen years old became eligible, or
allowed, to vote in elections. The French government is a
democratic government with an elected president who
appoints a prime minister to direct the actions of the
government. The president appoints ministers and ministers of
state with the help, or the suggestion, of the prime minister. In
2017, France elected its youngest president, Emmanuel
Macron, who was thirty-nine years old.
The French culture is often a mixture of other cultures, such as
Celtic, Greco-Roman, and Germanic. France has a rich history of
French elections
arts, including poetry, writing, music, and painting. French art
can be found in galleries and museums throughout the world.
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