Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The President of the French Republic is France's elected Head of State. Four of France's five republics have had presidents as their heads of state. This maked the French presidency one of the oldest presidency of Europe. The president's powers,functions and duties as well as their relation with French governments differed in each of the republics' constitutions. For instance, in the French Fifth Republic, the office of the French president is quite powerful as the latter holds the nation's most senior office and outranks all other politicians.