From Elysian fields to the Guillotine?: The dynamics of presidential and prime ministerial approval in Fifth Republic France

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 570-598

  Conley, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Divided government; France; Job approval; President; Prime minister; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646433023     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414005276313     Document Type: Article

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