It's more likely a reference to France currently being the Fifth Republic.[1] The transition from the Fourth to the Fifth happened in 1958 without much violence.
[1] https://thegoodlifefrance.com/short-history-of-the-five-repu...
It's more likely a reference to France currently being the Fifth Republic.[1] The transition from the Fourth to the Fifth happened in 1958 without much violence.
[1] https://thegoodlifefrance.com/short-history-of-the-five-repu...
Thanks, yes, it was a reference to Fourth to Fifth, and maybe soon Sixth Republic (depending on how things go…)
Interestingly, the Fifth has then been running for 67 years so far, which makes the Third Republic still the longest running republic of France! I guess in around three years they'll be having a grand party.
Those 3 years are on shaky grounds, the way they're burning through Prime Ministers ;)
Compared to some other places around the world, looks pretty stable :) Take Peru as an example, they've had 5 different presidents in the last 5 years, shortest one being president for 5 days, and since Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), not a single president has completed their full term.
> The transition from the Fourth to the Fifth happened in 1958 without much violence.
Quoting from the article:
The article even fails to mention Operation Resurrection. Hopefully we don't need coups every time we want a new constituent assembly.