Download or read book Cohabitation and Conflicting Politics in French Policymaking written by S. Lazardeux and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study departs from traditional interpretations of cohabitation in French politics, which suggest French institutions are capable of coping when the President and Prime Minister originate from different political parties. Instead, it offers the opposite view that cohabitation leads to partisan conflict and inertia in the policy-making process.