Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest Prime Minister of France

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Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest Prime Minister of France.
Gabriel Attal has been named the next Prime Minister of France.
Gabriel Attal is presently working as an education minister.
At the age of 34, Mr Attal is the youngest Prime Minister in modern French history.
Socialist Laurent Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed by François Mitterrand in 1984.
Mr Attal replaces Élisabeth Borne. Élisabeth Borne resigned after 20 months in office.
Mr Attal has become France’s first openly gay head of government.
The new head of government will be the fourth prime minister since 2017 under Macron.
Macron cannot run again in the 2027 presidential elections.
Mr Attal’s selection as prime minister comes ahead of European parliament elections.
In the European Parliament elections in June, Macron’s Renaissance party risks defeat at the hands of Le Pen’s National Rally.
Macron has faced protests over unpopular pension reforms and controversy over immigration legislation.