Gabriel Attal was appointed Prime Minister of France by President Emmanuel Macron. Until now Minister of Education, Attal is 34 years old and thus becomes the youngest prime minister in French history (the record until now was held by Laurent Fabius, who in 1984 was appointed prime minister at the age of 37). He will succeed Élisabeth Borne, following her resignation yesterday. Attal was appointed Minister of Education just 5 months ago. Positioned on the left of the presidential majority, he was chosen by Macron to relaunch his second term after the approval of the controversial immigration law on December 20th with the support of the right.
The passing of the baton between Borne and Attale in Matignon is scheduled for the next few hours. “Dear Gabriel Attal, I know I can count on your energy and commitment to carry out the rearmament and regeneration project that I announced. In line with the spirit of 2017: overcome and dare. At the service of the nation and the French people.” French President Emmanuel Macron writes in X. On Sunday, when Borne went up to the Élysée to confer with the president, no one really believed that the subject of the meeting was some government dossier, as was reported. Then came the announcement: Borne placed his resignation in the hands of the president, who accepted it. From that moment on, according to polls, Attal was the favorite.
Source: IL Tempo
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