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Constitutional Council

  • French: Conseil constitutionnel

Governs France

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Who sits on it

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  • President of the Constitutional Council conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Richard Ferrand as President of the Constitutional Council conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Jacqueline Gourault as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Jacques Mézard as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Alain Juppé as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Laurence Vichnievsky as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Véronique Malbec as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Senate) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • François Pillet as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Senate) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • François Seners as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Senate) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
  • Philippe Bas as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Senate) conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked
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What it can do

  • Rules on the conformity with the Constitution of organic laws and, before promulgation, of ordinary laws referred to it

    Rules on the conformity with the Constitution of organic laws and, before promulgation, of ordinary laws referred to it (Constitution, article 61).

  • Ensures the regularity of presidential and parliamentary elections and of referendums, and rules on disputes

    Ensures the regularity of presidential and parliamentary elections and of referendums, and rules on disputes (Constitution, articles 58 to 60).

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  • Rules on the conformity with the Constitution of organic laws and, before promulgation, of ordinary laws referred to it legifrance.gouv.fr · checked
  • Ensures the regularity of presidential and parliamentary elections and of referendums, and rules on disputes legifrance.gouv.fr · checked
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  • conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked Conseil constitutionnel, Les membres, read 2026-10-12: composition (9 appointed members). For: Constitutional Council
  • legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Official French names of the institution/office as used in the Constitution and on the institution's own site, read 2026-10-12. For: Constitutional Council in French
  • legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Constitution of 4 October 1958 (Légifrance, consolidated version), read 2026-10-12: Constitution, article 61. For: Rules on the conformity with the Constitution of organic laws and, before promulgation, of ordinary laws referred to it
  • legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Constitution of 4 October 1958 (Légifrance, consolidated version), read 2026-10-12: Constitution, articles 58 to 60. For: Ensures the regularity of presidential and parliamentary elections and of referendums, and rules on disputes
  • conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked Conseil constitutionnel, Les membres, read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Constitutional Council, Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic), Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly), Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Senate)
  • conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked Conseil constitutionnel, Les membres, read 2026-10-12: appointment date. For: Richard Ferrand as President of the Constitutional Council, Jacqueline Gourault as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic), Jacques Mézard as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the Republic), Alain Juppé as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly), Laurence Vichnievsky as Member of the Constitutional Council (appointed by the President of the National Assembly) and 4 more

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