FranceListe naturalisation, n° 43 · Institutions and politics
Which of these authorities is elected?
In the exam (French)
Parmi ces autorités, laquelle est élue ?
- aThe prefect of the departmentLe préfet du département
- bThe investigating judgeLe juge d’instruction
- cThe President of the RepublicLe président de la RépubliqueCorrect answer
- dThe French ambassadorL’ambassadeur de France
Why?
The President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage for five years. The prefect, the judge and the ambassador are not elected: they are appointed.
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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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