Léonore Moncond'huy, mayor of Poitiers (Vienne), is pregnant. The law does not provide any mechanism to compensate for the loss of income of mayors and elected officials fully committed to their mandates.

In March, discussion of a law relating to the creation of a status for local elected officials will begin in the Senate. The Association of Mayors of France intends to take up this subject to “encourage and strengthen the engagement of young parents in public life”