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Gabriel Atal is the youngest Prime Minister of France |
France's Education Minister Gabriel Atal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister.
President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister on Tuesday (January 9). Popular and media-savvy, Attal had been considered a rising star in French politics for several years.
It is known that Atal is a close ally of President Macron, former minister and government spokesperson. Dear Gabriel Atal, I know that I can count on your energy, your vitality, and your commitment to implement the project that I announced, Macron wrote to Atal on social media after being appointed prime minister.
Gabriel Atal is the youngest Prime Minister since the beginning of the French Fifth Republic in 1958. Atal is also the country's first prime minister who openly identifies himself as gay. European Parliament elections will be held in June. A new prime minister, Gabriel Atal, will lead France in those elections.
After serving 20 months, Elizabeth Bourne resigned as the Prime Minister of France on Monday (January 8). He struggled with the majority in the legislature during his tenure as Prime Minister.
French media reported that President Macron ordered Borne to resign ahead of the European Parliament elections.
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Gabriel Atal is the youngest Prime Minister of France |
Gabriel Attal's rise in French politics has been short-lived. Even 10 years ago, he was an unknown advisor to the French Ministry of Health. Macron appointed Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister on his second term in power in May 2022. Then Gabriel got the responsibility of Minister of Education. This time he got the position of the second most powerful person in the country.
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