Given the inequality between the president and the premier, one might ask, can we truly consider the Republic of France to be a duel-executive political system? This can also be known as a semi-presidential system where the roles of the president and the prime minister are both considered being political leaders. The problem is found in the amount of dominance that the president has over his appointee. It might be argued that France is considered a fully presidential system because of the extensive power that the president holds to check others and maintain their position, and, in contrast, the lack of power that all the other areas of government have on the president to maintain a balance of power. When you think about it, to create a true
