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 1976 Summer Olympics Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Fourteen cyclists represented France in 1976. 18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented France in 1976. Three male pentathletes represented France in 1976. France at the 1976 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports. In France's second appearance in modern Olympic archery, one woman and one man represented the nation. Albert Le Tyrant posted France's best placing since 1920. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 800 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's 10,000