President of the French Republic

President of the French Republic
*Président de la République française*
President of the French Republic ; Président de la République française
	Incumbent; Emmanuel Macron; since 14 May 2017
	Executive branch in French Politics
Style	Monsieur le Président (informal); Son Excellence (diplomatic);
Status	Head of State
Member of	European Council; Council of Ministers;
Residence	Élysée Palace
Seat	Paris, France
Nominator	At least 500 elected officials
Appointer	Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Fifth Republic Constitution
Inaugural holder	Napoleon III for the Second Republic (20 December 1848); Charles de Gaulle for the Fifth Republic (8 January 1959);
Formation	Second Republic: 20 December 1848; Fifth Republic: 4 October 1958;
Salary	€179,000 annually
Website	www.elysee.fr (in French)

The President of the French Republic is the head of state of France. The current President is Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017 defeating Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election on 7 May 2017.

President of the French Republic Président de la République française

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron since 14 May 2017
Executive branch in French Politics
Style	Monsieur le Président (informal) Son Excellence^[1] (diplomatic)
Status	Head of State
Member of	European Council Council of Ministers
Residence	Élysée Palace
Seat	Paris, France
Nominator	At least 500 elected officials
Appointer	Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary)
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Fifth Republic Constitution
Inaugural holder	Napoleon III for the Second Republic (20 December 1848) Charles de Gaulle for the Fifth Republic (8 January 1959)
Formation	Second Republic: 20 December 1848 Fifth Republic: 4 October 1958
Salary	€179,000 annually ^[2]
Website	www.elysee.fr (in French)