The president of the Association of Mayors of France considers the suspension of elected compensation for women mayors on maternity leave “scandalous” David Lisnard gave his support to the town hall of Poitiers, which announced that his compensation would be suspended when he left for work. “It is simply a matter of a woman mayor, when she is pregnant, keeping her elected compensation, especially since she retains the criminal liability and civil liability of her mandate”, he said.