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 1980 Summer Olympics 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit. 16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980. Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 100m Butterfly Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay <br> Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 100m Breaststroke France at the 1980 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott