of the Senate of France Member of the European Parliament The 2022 election in Pas-de-Calais's 8th Assembly constituency was annulled because the winner's substitute was already substitute for a senator. A member from one of the above assemblies cannot 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. They cannot hold a third office unless they are the mayor, deputy mayor or municipal councillor of a city of less than 3,500 inhabitants. In 2008, 85% of members of parliament held multiple posts Following the June 2012 legislative elections, it was still the case that 75% of all National Assembly members (438 deputies out of 577) held a double mandate (often as mayor of a mid- to large-size city) and 33 have four mandates. Currently, out of 348 senators, 152 are also mayors. 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