The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France ?

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Q: 34 (IAS/1997)
The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France ?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'prime minister': [6, 3, 0, 4], 'liechtenstein': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'malta': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'monaco': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'countries': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'france': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'prince': [3, 1, 0, 0], 'candidates': [3, 4, 1, 6], 'president': [4, 0, 2, 1], 'san marius': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The question is about the process of selection of the Prime Minister in a certain country, where the ruling prince has the role of choosing the PM from a set of three candidates which the President of France offers.

Option 1: San Marius is incorrect as there is no such recognized country by that name.

Option 2: Liechtenstein is an incorrect answer because its Head of Government i.e., the Prime Minister is appointed by the reigning Prince on the proposal of the Parliament.

Option 3: Malta - The Prime Minister of Malta is appointed by the President of Malta. The French president doesn`t have any role in this process. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option 4: Monaco - Monaco follows the process described in the question. In Monaco, the reigning prince selects his prime minister from a list of three French nationals that are proposed by the French government. So, this option is correct.