Legislative: texts of laws, control of the government… what is a deputy for?

They are 577. Their mandate, deputy, is with that of mayor one of the best known to the French. But the latter do not always know how to clearly define their role. Elected for five years, the deputies embody the legislative power, a counterweight to a particularly powerful executive power under the Fifth Republic. Although elected within the framework of territorial constituencies, they represent “the whole nation and not their voters, underlines an official of the National Assembly. They are not spokespersons for their constituents. »