Conditions Regarding Multiple Mandates in France
- The President of the Republic cannot hold any other office during his tenure.
Multiple mandates at the legislative level
Parliamentary mandates are incompatible with each other:
- Member of the National Assembly of France
- Member of the Senate of France
- Member of the European Parliament
A member from one of the above assemblies can not combine its mandate with more than one of the following mandates :
- Member, vice-president or president of a General Council
- Member, vice-president or president of a Regional Council
- Councillor, deputy-mayor, or mayor of a commune of more than 3,500 inhabitants
- Councillor of Paris (The "Council of Paris" is at the same level a municipal council and a general council, because Paris has a special status, Municipality and Département at the same level)
- Councillor in the Corsican Assembly (Corse has a regional special status)
Exceptions: They can hold a third office in a town of less than 3,500 inhabitants.
They may also hold a third office as a councillor, vice-president or president of an Urban community, an Agglomeration community or a Communauté de communes, as these terms are elected by indirect universal suffrage, by municipal councils from among the councillors.
For example, a member of the National Assembly has the right to be general/regional councillor or President of a regional/general council. He cannot hold a third office unless he is the mayor, deputy mayor or municipal councillor of a city of less than 3,500 inhabitants.
Currently, 87% of members of the National Assembly and 74% of senators have one or several local warrants.
The accumulation of local mandates
They cannot have more than two local mandates.
The following mandates are incompatible each other:
- Mayor
- President of the General Council
- President of the Regional Council
For example, an elected official cannot be mayor and President of the Regional Council. However, all other local mandates are cumulative. A mayor can also be a general councillor and a president of a Regional Council can also be deputy-mayor of a city.
Exceptions are the same as those for parliamentarians (Cities of less than 3 500 inhabitants and the intercommunalities)
The accumulation of mandates and governmental functions
A member of the French government cannot be a member of any assembly. However, he may retain any local mandate he/she holds. A cabinet minister can exercise a maximum of 2 local mandates in addition to its government function.
For example, the Prime Minister, a Minister or Secretary of State can be mayor, President of a general, regional or intercommunal council or sit in one of these assemblies.
Currently, over two-thirds of the members of the French government engaged in one or two more local mandates.
Read more about this topic: Cumul Des Mandats
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