FranceListe naturalisation, n° 64 · Institutions and politics
How are mayors chosen?
In the exam (French)
Comment sont désignés les maires ?
- aThey are elected by the municipal councilIls sont élus par le conseil municipalCorrect answer
- bThey are appointed by the prefectIls sont nommés par le préfet
- cThey are elected directly by all the residents of the communeIls sont élus directement par tous les habitants de la commune
- dThey are appointed by the President of the RepublicIls sont nommés par le président de la République
Why?
The residents elect the municipal council, and the council then elects the mayor from among its members at its first meeting. The mayor is therefore not appointed by the State. The mayor is elected for the same length of time as the council.
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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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