Elle peut le décider

Question

Sorry to add to an already long discussion. I’m having difficulty with the sentence below, which directs to this page though it isn’t one of the ones given here.
- Oui, elle peut ___[le]_____ décider car l'égalité homme-femme fait partie des valeurs essentielles de la République.
Yes, it can decide it, for gender equality is part of the Republic's essential values.(HINT: "decide it" = to deny French nationality to someone who doesn't respect gender equality ) -
Firstly, I’m not sure why "elle" is used, unless it’s to expand something already mentioned, eg "une élection"?Secondly, does "décider" refer to a denial that’s already been mentioned? In English to decide an election / an issue is neutral, it doesn’t imply denial or approval.

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Anne,
Maarten is on the right track! ;-)
Here, I believe "elle" refers to "l'administration française" (= the French authorities). For now, I have added an extra hint explaining what "elle" refers to. However, I will discuss this particular question with the French team as I understand your point here.
Edit: 
We've amended this question to include the word "administration" instead of "elle" and we've also reworded the hint so as to avoid any ambiguity.
The question was taken from a Level B1 Test - Level Test B1 - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

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It's difficult to answer the questions without context, but as it stands:

Oui, elle peut le décider... -- Yes, she can decide it....

Who or whatever elle or le refer to is lost in the missing context. Your hunch sounds reasonable.

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Perhaps ‘elle’ is ‘la République’, or ‘la France’,  denying citizenship, given the following justifying reference to the essential values of ‘the republic’ ?