Poitiers mayor Léonore Moncond'huy will suspend her functions for eight weeks. The interim will be carried out from March 15 to May 15 by his first assistant.
The mayor will stop receiving her elected compensation during this period. In 2019, the mayor of Decize (Nièvre), Justine Guyot, also had to interrupt her duties during her maternity leave, Le Journal du Center reported. “We absolutely must review this status if we want to encourage young women to get involved in public life,” said deputy Julie Reynard.