President of France

President of the French Republic
Président de la République française
Emblem of the French Republic
Presidential standard
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017
Executive branch of the French Government
Style	Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Executive President Head of state Commander-in-chief
Member of	Council of Ministers Defence and National Security Council European Council
Residence	Élysée Palace
Seat	Paris, France
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Constitution of France
Inaugural holder	Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte
Formation	1848; 176 years ago (1848) (Second Republic) 4 October 1958; 66 years ago (1958-10-04) (Fifth Republic)
Deputy	President of the French Senate
Salary	€182,000 per annum[1]
Website	www.elysee.fr

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The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the prime minister and government of France, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the Second Republic.

The president of the French Republic is the ex officio co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the National Order of Merit. The officeholder is also honorary proto-canon of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, although some have rejected the title in the past.

The current president is Emmanuel Macron, who succeeded François Hollande on 14 May 2017, and was inaugurated for a second term on 7 May 2022.