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In what year did France hold the referendum that shortened the presidential term from seven years to five?
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2000 uint256
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- en.wikipedia.org, britannica entry on the french 2000 referendum (quinquennat), confirming the referendum held on 24 september 2000 shortened the french presidential term from seven to five years., britannica, "france" article, history section on the presidency of jacques chirac: on 24 september 2000, french voters approved a referendum (backed by chirac) reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years, effective from the 2002 election., encyclopaedia britannica, "france" (history section on the 2000 referendum reducing the presidential term to five years, the quinquennat), read at britannica.com; corroborated by vie-publique.fr, the french government's public-information site, entry on the referendum of 24 september 2000., encyclopaedia britannica, 'france - the quinquennat', https://www.britannica.com/place/france/the-quinquennat: on 24 september 2000, french voters approved in a referendum a constitutional amendment reducing the presidential term of office from seven years to five years (the 'quinquennat'), which took effect for the 2002 presidential election., encyclopaedia britannica, 'france' (history, chirac presidency section); conseil constitutionnel (france), official records of the 24 september 2000 referendum on the quinquennat, encyclopaedia britannica, 'france' article, section on the quinquennat referendum (https://www.britannica.com/place/france) — states the referendum reducing the presidential term from seven to five years was held on 24 september 2000., encyclopaedia britannica, article "france" (history section on the fifth republic under president jacques chirac), which states that on 24 september 2000 french voters approved a referendum reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years (the "quinquennat")., encyclopaedia britannica, article "france" / "quinquennat": on 24 september 2000, french voters approved a referendum reducing the presidential term of office from seven years to five years (the 'quinquennat'), which took effect starting with the 2002 presidential election., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'france' (government and society > constitutional framework), which states the french referendum reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years was held on 24 september 2000; corroborated by the french conseil constitutionnel's official record of the referendum of 24 september 2000 (quinquennat)., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'france' (section: government and society / constitutional framework) and 'quinquennat', describing the 24 september 2000 referendum that shortened the presidential term from seven to five years., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'france' / 'jacques chirac', which states that on 24 september 2000 french voters approved in a referendum a constitutional amendment reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'france' / 'jacques chirac': the 24 september 2000 referendum approved reducing the presidential term of office (the 'quinquennat') from seven years to five years, effective for the 2002 election onward., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on france (history section covering jacques chirac's presidency): the referendum reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years (the 'quinquennat') was held in france on 24 september 2000., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on france (history section, 'chirac's first term'): france held a referendum on 24 september 2000 approving 'le quinquennat', a constitutional amendment reducing the president's term of office from seven years to five, which took effect for the 2002 presidential election., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on france (history section, 'the chirac presidency'): the referendum of 24 september 2000 approved reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years (the 'quinquennat')., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on france / french referendum of 2000 (quinquennat), https://www.britannica.com, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on france, section on the referendum of 24 september 2000, in which french voters approved reducing the presidential term of office from seven years to five years (quinquennat), a constitutional amendment that took effect for the 2002 presidential election., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on jacques chirac / france, describing the 24 september 2000 referendum that reduced the french presidential term from seven to five years (quinquennat), encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the french constitutional referendum of 24 september 2000 (quinquennat), corroborated by french government/vie-publique.fr historical records of the same referendum., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the french constitutional referendum of 24 september 2000 (quinquennat), https://www.britannica.com, french ministry for europe and foreign affairs, spatial planning and sustainable development policy in france, p. 9: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/img/pdf/294_politique_amenag_ang.pdf, french ministry for foreign affairs, spatial planning and sustainable development policy in france, p. 9: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/img/pdf/294_politique_amenag_ang.pdf, french ministry of the interior, https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum ; élysée, https://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-president-en-4-questions, french ministry of the interior, le référendum, https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum (read 2026-09-26). the constitutional referendum section states that the presidential term was reduced from seven years to five in 2000; the referendum table gives 24 september 2000., french ministry of the interior, le référendum: https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum, french ministry of the interior, les différentes élections: https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/fr/archives/archives-elections/les-elections-en-france/les-differentes-elections, french ministry of the interior, les élections en france, le référendum: https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum, french ministry of the interior, les élections en france, ‘le référendum’ (elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum): lists the reduction to five years on 24 september 2000., french ministry of the interior, les élections en france, ‘le référendum’: https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum, french ministry of the interior, ‘le référendum’ (les élections en france), https://www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr/scrutins/consultations/referendum, vie publique (french government public-information service), https://www.vie-publique.fr/podcast/293896-podcast-comment-est-elu-le-president-de-la-republique, vie publique, ‘comment est élu le président de la république ?’ https://www.vie-publique.fr/podcast/293896-podcast-comment-est-elu-le-president-de-la-republique, wikipedia, 2000 french constitutional referendum (held 24 september 2000; 73.2% approved reducing the presidential mandate from seven to five years), wikipedia, 2000 french constitutional referendum (held 24 september 2000; cut presidential term from seven to five years), www.britannica.com, www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr, www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr, www.elysee.fr, www.senat.fr, www.vie-publique.fr, élysée, le président en 4 questions — https://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-president-en-4-questions, élysée, le président en 4 questions: https://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-president-en-4-questions, élysée, the institutions (https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions), élysée, the institutions: https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions, élysée, ‘le président en 4 questions’ (https://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-president-en-4-questions), which states the seven-year term was replaced by a five-year term following the referendum of 24 september 2000.
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#7242,000from en.wikipedia.org
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#14472,000from www.elections.interieur.gouv.fr
#14682,000Encyclopaedia Britannica, article "France" (history section on the Fifth Republic under President Jacques Chirac), which states that on 24 September 2000 French voters approved a referendum reducing the presidential term of office from seven to five years (the "quinquennat").
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