Current problems of Europe

The political elite of modern France

Лапина Н.Ю.

Lapina N. Yu. – Principal researcher, INION RAS, Doctor of political sciences (Sc.D. in Politics).

Abstract

Addressing the social composition and career trajectories of the French political elite, the author describes the most characteristic features of the professional politicians from the generation that came to politics at the turn of the XX-th century.

Keywords

France, political elite, professional politicians, career trajectories, F. Holland, N. Sarkozy, S. Royal, the Fifth Republic, social composition.

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