President of France to. He was succeeded by Nicolas Sarkozy on 16 May 2007. Following a further change, the constitutional law on the modernisation of the institutions of the Fifth Republic, 2008, a President cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac are the only Presidents to date who have served a full two terms (14 years for the former, 12 years for the latter). In order to be admitted as an official candidate, potential candidates must receive signed nominations (informally known as "parrainages", for "sponsors") from more than 500 elected officials, mostly mayors. These officials must be from
France at the 1908 Summer Olympics the two national squads of France national football team & France B national football team. Each faced Denmark in its first match, with France coming off the loser both times. France had one boat enter competition in the motorboating events, winning a gold medal when that boat ended up being the only finisher in the open class. France at the 1908 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall. The French team was one of three to take