Last legislative election June 10th and 17th 2007; next legislative election due by June 2012 Head of state: President, directly elected for a five-year term, currently Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP), elected in May 2007 Prime minister: Francois Fillon (UMP) Senior ministers Agriculture & fisheries: Michel Barnier (UMP) Budget, public accounts & civil service: Eric Woerth (UMP) Culture & communications: Christine Albanel (UMP) Defence: Herve Morin (Nouveau Centre) Ecology… [read post]