# Who was the first president of the Government of Spain in democracy?

Question 1013 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Quién fue el primer presidente del Gobierno de España en democracia?

- a) Mariano Rajoy. (Mariano Rajoy.)
- b) Adolfo Suárez. (Adolfo Suárez.) · Right answer
- c) José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.)

**Right answer:** b) Adolfo Suárez.

## Why

Adolfo Suárez was the first president of the Government elected in democracy, after the 1977 general elections. He led the Transition after Franco's regime. Rodríguez Zapatero and Rajoy governed many years later.

Question 1013 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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