MPs are at their wit's end.

The blow of fatigue during the budgetary marathon of the fall is however a classic of parliamentary life.

From the presentation of the budget in September to its vote before Christmas, the period has always been demanding.

But the absence of an absolute majority complicates the situation.

The votes, tighter, require a presence at all times.

The deputies must permanently arbitrate between hemicycle, commission or constituency.

A first meeting was held on Tuesday on the organization of work.

"When you're a deputy, you don't have the right to complain, that's not the point at all", but "the question is how we work differently now that Parliament has regained a central place" , underlines the rebellious elected Alexis Corbière.

An increasing number of sitting hours

“Each session has become important, with a lot of intensity.

You have to be on all the balls.

It must have consequences for a reorganization “of the work, insists the deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis.

In the presidential camp, Benjamin Haddad also pleads for a "better articulation between work in the constituency and in session".

The socialist Christine Pires Beaune would be "fairly favorable to the proposal of two full weeks in Paris, then a week in the constituency".

The total number of sitting hours day and night has increased constantly: 6,099 hours from 2017 to 2022 compared to 5,037 hours between 2007 and 2012. In addition, the number of amendments is swelling.

The President of the National Assembly intends to submit soon a series of proposals to the heads of groups, such as Friday without a meeting or the desire to experiment with legislation in committee rather than in the hemicycle.


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