French presidential hopeful gives birth in campaign first
Marine Tondelier was the first candidate in French politics to campaign while pregnant and her boy Leon was born in Lens in northern France on Sept 18.
French Greens leader Marine Tondelier has given birth to a son, making her the first candidate in French politics to campaign while pregnant. Tondelier, 40, gave birth to Leon in Lens, northern France, hours after attending a rare meeting at the Elysee Palace with President Emmanuel Macron, who warned against Russian hybrid attacks.
The Greens party will decide in December whether to maintain her candidacy or replace her with another left-wing figure. Polls currently show Tondelier lagging far under 5% in the first round of voting. She had previously experienced a miscarriage and several failed attempts at assisted reproduction, putting her plans for another child on hold.
Despite the challenges, Tondelier expressed hope that this campaign would bring attention to issues like infertility and motherhood. She emphasized that the health and well-being of her child would be her top priority and that she would work differently for a while to balance her presidential campaign and new parenthood.
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