# The Defensor del Pueblo (Ombudsman) depends on…

Question 1065 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** El Defensor del Pueblo depende de…

- a) el Consejo de Ministros. (the Consejo de Ministros (Council of Ministers).)
- b) el Tribunal de Cuentas. (the Tribunal de Cuentas (Court of Audit).)
- c) las Cortes Generales. (the Cortes Generales (Spanish Parliament).) · Right answer

**Right answer:** c) las Cortes Generales.

## Why

The Defensor del Pueblo is a high commissioner of the Cortes Generales. The Cortes elect the Ombudsman, who defends the rights of citizens against the Administration. The Ombudsman does not depend on the Government or on the Tribunal de Cuentas.

Question 1065 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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