Home›Articles›When France Splits Its Own Executive in TwoArticleWhen France Splits Its Own Executive in TwoConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OfFrance, Countries Well-attested SourcesCohabitation (government) (Wikipedia)Wikipedia, Cohabitation (government), section ObservationsQuote, Wikipedia, Cohabitation (government), section Observationsthe French Fifth Republic usually operates under a presidential system, but when in cohabitation, this effectively changes, at least in terms of domestic policy, to a parliamentary system, in which the prime minister controls the legislative agenda and the president's powers are limited to foreign policy and defence.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.