The
sir of the French Republic (
Président de la République française pʁe.zi.dɑ̃.d(ə).la.ʁe.py.blik.fʁɑ̃'sɛz) colloquially referred to in English as the
President of France, is the
head of state,
supreme commander-in-chief of the
French Armed Forces and holder of the republics' constitutions, the president's powers, functions and duties, and their relation with French governments differed.
The president of France is also the
ex officio Co-Prince of
Andorra, Grand Master of the
Légion d'honneur and the
Ordre national du Mérite and honorary proto-canon of the
Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
The current President of the Republic is
François Hollande, who took office on 14 May 2012.