French President appoints youngest ever prime minister
President of France, Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, as he seeks to boost his political fortunes ahead of European parliamentary elections.
The 34-year-old education minister has become France’s youngest ever and first openly gay prime minister.
Mr Macron, who his serving his second term as France’s president, announced the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne earlier in the week.
President of France, Emmanuel Macron
The new prime minister will be tasked with trying to improve Mr Macron’s party’s chances of winning in the June EU elections.
Mr Attal, a close Macron ally, became a household name as government spokesman during the COVID pandemic.
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