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"Emmanuel Macron has appointed France’s youngest prime minister in modern times, Gabriel Attal, as he seeks to reinvigorate a difficult second term as president and limit any possible gains for the far right in the forthcoming European elections in June.
Attal, 34, who was serving as education minister, has been referred to as a “baby Macron” in terms of his ambition, strong media presence and centrist politics, and is considered the best-known and most recognisable face of the close circle of young politicians around the president.
During his five months defending a hard line on authority and secularism as education minister – including banning girls in state schools from wearing abayas and experimenting with introducing school uniform – Attal had shot up the opinion polls as the most popular minister in government."
The Guardian
Macron, according to many, is flailing, having alienated a broad spectrum of people, both left and right, leading to his party trailing National Rally and looking to gain ground anywhere. Attal doesn't have the baggage Macron has and is a smooth operator, even though his switch of allegiances seems a bit clunky.
Attal, 34, who was serving as education minister, has been referred to as a “baby Macron” in terms of his ambition, strong media presence and centrist politics, and is considered the best-known and most recognisable face of the close circle of young politicians around the president.
During his five months defending a hard line on authority and secularism as education minister – including banning girls in state schools from wearing abayas and experimenting with introducing school uniform – Attal had shot up the opinion polls as the most popular minister in government."
Attal is also the first openly gay prime minister of France and in a civil partnership with Stéphane Séjourné, a member of the European parliament for Macron’s Renaissance party.
The Guardian
Macron, according to many, is flailing, having alienated a broad spectrum of people, both left and right, leading to his party trailing National Rally and looking to gain ground anywhere. Attal doesn't have the baggage Macron has and is a smooth operator, even though his switch of allegiances seems a bit clunky.
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