LuxembourgInstitutions 130 · State and communal institutions

What role do the civil servants of a ministry have?

In the exam (French)

Quel rôle ont les fonctionnaires d'un ministère ?

  1. aThey carry out the minister's policyIls mettent en œuvre la politique du ministreCorrect answer
  2. bThey vote on laws in the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés)Ils votent les lois à la Chambre des Députés
  3. cThey elect the Prime Minister and the ministersIls élisent le Premier ministre et les ministres

Why?

The administration prepares and carries out the Government's decisions under the minister's authority. Laws are voted on by the Chamber, and civil servants do not elect the Prime Minister.

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