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dated July 31, 1958: Aims of Draft constitution

Gen. De Gaulle launched his new draft Constitution on July 29, designed to separate the legislative clearly from the executive power in what will be the Fifth French Republic. Highlights of the draft are more powers for the President, who can name the Prime Minister, dissolve Parliament after consultation with the Premier and the Speakers of the Assembly, and negotiate international treaties. Parliamentary sessions are cut and the Government can be overthrown only by an absolute majority in a vote of censure in the Assembly. He handed to a special Consultative Committee of 39 members the draft which he hopes will win national backing in a referendum in just over two months’ time.

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