KnowraFrench Constitution of 1958Linked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to French Constitution of 1958, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 5Related 4Narrower topic 3Charles de GaulleBroader topic: De Gaulle’s government drafted it to strengthen the executive after repeated political crises.GaullismBroader topic: Its provisions gave constitutional form to Gaullist ideas about executive leadership.May 1958 crisisBroader topic: De Gaulle’s government drafted it as the crisis’s constitutional resolution.René CotyBroader topic: Coty signed the transition into the constitutional framework that strengthened the presidency.Politics of FranceBroader topic: It sets the rules governing the presidency, parliament, government, and courts.