Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest Prime Minister of France
- 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.
