Should the ban on multiple mandates / holding multiple offices apply to senators?

Senators have significantly amended the bill on the ban on multiple mandates / holding multiple offices: arguing that they have a particular legitimacy to serve as local elected representatives at the same time, they voted in favour of an amendment designed to exclude them from the provisions. This study indicates, however, that senators are hardly any different from members of the National Assembly: no greater proportion of them hold dual roles, and their electoral prospects do not depend any more on holding a local office. On the other hand, like members of the National Assembly, senators who head a local authority participate far less in parliamentary activities. Compared with the initial proposal for a total ban on holding multiple offices, a ban targeted at the largest local authorities would have limited effects on improving the participation of MPs and senators in parliamentary proceedings.