LuxembourgInstitutions 65 · State and communal institutions

What does the Grand Duke (Grand-Duc) do when he promulgates a law?

In the exam (French)

Que fait le Grand-Duc lorsqu'il promulgue une loi ?

  1. ahe amends the text before the final voteil modifie le texte avant le vote final
  2. bhe certifies the text and orders its publicationil atteste le texte et ordonne sa publicationCorrect answer
  3. che votes on the law with the deputiesil vote la loi avec les députés

Why?

Promulgation records that the legislative procedure is complete and starts publication in the Official Journal (Journal officiel); it does not change the text.

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Our own practice questions, written on the Constitution in force since 1 July 2023 and official information on Luxembourg’s institutions and history. There is no official list of questions: these are not the real exam questions. Every question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; each question is shown beside its French original. Not affiliated with the Service de la formation des adultes (SFA) or Luxembourg’s Ministry of National Education.

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