France Gets Youngest-ever Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, appointed Gabriel Attal, 34, as the new prime minister, making him the youngest person to hold France’s second-highest office.
Attal also becomes the country’s first openly gay prime minister.
According to an Associated Press report, this move is part of President Macron’s initiative for a fresh start as he approaches the remainder of his term until 2027.
Excel Magazine International recalls that Macron is constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third consecutive term.
Gabriel Attal, who joined Macron’s political movement in 2016, previously served as the government spokesperson from 2020 to 2022, gaining recognition among the French public.
He later assumed the role of budget minister before being appointed as the prestigious education minister in July.
The change in leadership follows the resignation of Attal’s predecessor, Elisabeth Borne, on Monday.
Borne cited recent political turbulence over an immigration law that enhances the government’s deportation powers in her resignation letter.
She suggested that her departure was in response to Macron’s desire to appoint a new prime minister.
