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Parliament Finalizes Law Creating Status for Local Elected Officials

The law aims to boost local participation through higher pay, automatic legal protection, expanded leave, with decrees due before the March municipal elections.

Overview

  • The National Assembly approved the transpartisan text 109–0 in second reading, with France Insoumise abstaining over conflict-of-interest wording.
  • Indemnities for mayors and deputies rise most in smaller communes, with a mayor of 2,000 residents moving from €2,121 to €2,290 a month and a projected cost of €50–55 million.
  • An additional pension quarter is granted per executive mandate, capped at three following Senate amendments.
  • Functional protection becomes automatic for all local officials facing threats or insults linked to their duties, and the electoral leave for candidates doubles to 20 days.
  • The law introduces a student-elected official status and broader practical supports, and the government says it plans to publish implementing decrees before the March municipal vote.