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 1972 Summer Olympics (– 71 kg) Fifteen cyclists represented France in 1972. Men's 3m Springboard Men's 10m Platform Women's 3m Springboard 19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women represented France in 1972. Three male pentathletes represented France in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's Coxed Pairs Thirteen male shooters represented France in 1972. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's Slalom: Men's Figure Skiing: Men's Jump: Women's Slalom: Women's Figure Skiing: Women's Jump: France at the 1972 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in