France Government
France's national government has three branches. The president of France is elected to a five-year term by voters, who must be 18 or older. The president can serve only two terms. The president appoints the prime minister (also called premier). The prime minister chooses the other ministers who make up the Council of Ministers. MLA: Kesselman, Mark. "France." World Book Student , World Book, 2020, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar208640. Accessed 17 Dec. 2020. Further, on March 16 th the French government implemented a lock-down, which also ended on May 11 th . In light of these constraints, many businesses had to adapt their way of functioning by allowing all or most of their employees to work from home or by implementing special safety measures. As in many places in the world, the Covid-19 pandemic is also impacting the ability of certain businesses to satisfy their contractual obligations.