From 1962 to 1968 Pompidou held this job, just under president; no 5th Republic-an has held the post longer since
Voters in France, which held a presidential election on April 22 and May 6, 2012, 
... At the time, Algeria was under French rule, and since 1954 it had been ... 
decide to do without democratic forms - the constitution of the Fifth Republic, .... 
who had been de Gaulle's prime minister from 1962 to 1968, easily... [DOC] [TLE] The fuse under the Fifth Republic - Financial Times [PAR] Aug 15, 2014 ... A powerful presidency no longer serves France's needs.