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The election of the French president

"L'élection du président français"
French A1 writing exercise

Learn how the French president is elected.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to tell", "how", "French people", "the President of the Republic", "a mandate", "to last", "to elect", "directly", "a (election) round", "a candidate (m)", "to run (election)", "a citizen (m)", "to vote", "in first place", "again", "to choose", "to become".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2024-07-05

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Présent (Indicatif), Préposition, Verbes réguliers avec -ER

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- Can you tell me how French people elect the President of the Republic? - Yes. The president's mandate lasts five years. In France, we elect the president directly. - And how does it work? - There are two rounds. In the first round, all the candidates can run, and the citizens vote for their favourite candidate. Then, the two candidates in first and (in) second place go to the second round, and we vote again to choose who becomes the new president.

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