Does France have the death penalty

Does France have the death penalty

Q: Does France have the death penalty

A: France has officially abolished the death penalty. According to the French Constitution and relevant laws, no one can be sentenced to death. The decision was approved by the French National Assembly and the Senate and formally enshrined in the French Constitution through a constitutional amendment. France became the 35th country in the world to abolish the death penalty. Despite this, there is still controversy in French society over the existence or abolition of the death penalty, which currently exists in 78 countries around the world.