Editing Impeachment (section)

=== France===

In France the comparable procedure is called ''destitution''. The [[president of France]] can be impeached by the [[French Parliament]] for willfully violating the [[Constitution of France|Constitution]] or the [[Law of France|national laws]]. The process of impeachment is written in the 68th article of the [[French Constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/2018/07/25/le-president-de-la-republique-peut-il-etre-destitue-et-si-oui-pour-quelles-raisons_1668487|title=Le président de la République peut-il être destitué ? Et si oui, pour quelles raisons ?|date=25 July 2018|website=Libération.fr|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527022732/https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/2018/07/25/le-president-de-la-republique-peut-il-etre-destitue-et-si-oui-pour-quelles-raisons_1668487|url-status=dead}}</ref> Either the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] or the [[Senate (France)|Senate]] can begin the process. Then, the impeachment proposal must be transmitted to the other house, which can acknowledge the impeachment process within 15 days. After the upper and lower houses' agreement, they unite in joint session to form the [[High Court (France)|High Court]].

The High Court must decide whether or not to declare the removal from office of the president. The impeachment procedure in front of the National Assembly and the Senate, as well as the removal from office by the [[High Court (France)|High Court]] require a majority of two thirds of the members of the House involved or of the High Court; no proxy voting is allowed.