FranceListe naturalisation, n° 56 · Institutions and politics

How long is the term of office of the President of the French Republic?

In the exam (French)

Quelle est la durée du mandat du Président de la République française ?

  1. a4 years4 ans
  2. b6 years6 ans
  3. c7 years7 ans
  4. d5 years5 ansCorrect answer

Why?

The President of the Republic is elected for 5 years, renewable only once in a row. The term was 7 years before the 2000 reform, which reduced it to 5 years from 2002. The President is elected by direct universal suffrage.

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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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