FranceListe naturalisation, n° 37 · Liste naturalisation, n° 45 · Institutions and politics
Who can stand in presidential elections?
In the exam (French)
Qui peut se présenter aux élections présidentielles ?
- aAnyone who has lived in France for at least ten yearsToute personne qui vit en France depuis au moins dix ans
- bOnly members of the National Assembly and senatorsSeulement les députés et les sénateurs
- cOnly people born in France to French parentsSeulement les personnes nées en France de parents français
- dAn adult French citizen with 500 sponsorships from elected officialsUn Français majeur qui a 500 parrainages d’élusCorrect answer
Why?
To be a candidate in the presidential election, you must be of French nationality, an adult, registered on the electoral rolls and present 500 sponsorships (parrainages) from elected officials (mayors, members of Parliament, councillors…). You do not need to be already elected or to have been born in France.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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