It is therefore prohibited for any elected Carolo to combine a mandate as deputy with any other mandate as mayor or alderman, and vice versa. For the other French-speaking socialists in the country, in addition to the rules of decumulation issued by the Walloon Parliament and by the Brussels Parliament which are binding on everyone, cumulation is prohibited for a deputy who would like to sit in the municipal college of one more city of 50,000 inhabitants. Others are allowed to accumulate.
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The exception Hugues Bayet
Let us point out, however, that at the time when this rule of absolute decumulation was imposed in Charleroi, Hugues Bayet, who held a mandate as a European deputy with that of mayor of Farciennes, was, according to Paul Magnette, not affected by this rule. . In his eyes, he said at the time, the European lists are constituted by the party and not by the federations. At the end of the 2019 election, Hugues Bayet, re-elected magnificently in Farciennes, left the European Parliament to come and sit in the Chamber. Total decumulation was therefore imposed on him. However, this was not the case. The socialist mayor made a show of wanting to be replaced at the head of the commune, but very conveniently for him, none of his running mates agreed to replace him. He therefore remained a federal deputy and mayor. Since the elections of June and October 2024, Hugues Bayet has returned to both positions. He therefore always constitutes an exception within his federation.
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The financial question linked to these possible accumulations was also decided by the PS. AND it applies to everyone, all federations combined. A deputy who occupies a mayoral or secondary office cannot under any circumstances combine the two remunerations, even if he does not reach the ceiling imposed by law in this area. “In this case, his municipal mandate will be carried out free of charge. The deputy must be satisfied with his salary as a deputy.”we explain to the PS.
