Gabriel Attal appointed Prime Minister: “There was a lot of resistance… and therefore negotiations”

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Gabriel Attal was appointed Prime Minister this Tuesday, January 9 and at 34 years old becomes the youngest head of government in the history of the French Republic. The Minister of National Education, who has enjoyed a spectacular rise, succeeds Elisabeth Borne, who was forced to resign on Monday. Popular, politically savvy and loyal among the faithful, Gabriel Attal seems to tick all the boxes for head of state. The analysis of Virginie Martin, political scientist and professor-researcher at Kedge Business School.

Minister of Education Gabriel Attal speaking to teachers during a visit to a vocational high school in Orange, September 1, 2023.

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