Gabriel Attal to become the France“s youngest and first gay Prime Minister. It was on Tuesday the French president Emmanuel Macron designated 34-year-old education minister with the new role.
The current move is to embark a fresh course in view of the upcoming summer”s European Parliament elections. Gabriel Attal, holding the second-highest office in France will be leading the elections in June.
With the announcement, Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media platform X, “Dear Gabriel AttaI, I know I can count on your energy and your commitment to implement the rearmament and regeneration project that I announced.”
Similarly, following the announcement Macron and Attal”s political party, Renaissance congratulated the new Prime Minister on X handle.
👏 Félicitations à @GabrielAttal, nommé Premier ministre.
Successivement porte-parole du gouvernement, ministre délégué chargé des Comptes publics, puis ministre de l”Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse, il devient aujourd”hui le plus jeune Premier ministre 🇫🇷.
Poursuivons… pic.twitter.com/KiSZ0KAAFq
— Renaissance (@Renaissance) January 9, 2024
In recent opinion polls, Gabriel Attal emerged as one of the most popular politicians in the France, Reuters reports. In France, Prime Minister leads the government. Besides, even though Prime Minister is appointed, cannot be dismissed directly, by the President .