FranceListe CSP, n° 125 · History, geography and culture
Who was the first President elected under the Fifth Republic?
In the exam (French)
Qui a été le premier Président élu sous la Ve République ?
- aCharles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCorrect answer
- bGeorges PompidouGeorges Pompidou
- cFrançois MitterrandFrançois Mitterrand
- dValéry Giscard d’EstaingValéry Giscard d'Estaing
Why?
Charles de Gaulle was elected President of the Republic in December 1958, just after the new Constitution was adopted. He was re-elected in 1965, in the first election of the President by direct universal suffrage. Georges Pompidou succeeded him in 1969.
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