
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his government.
The 34-year-old Attal becomes France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government.
Following days of speculation, Macron yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of the government after serving less than two years in office.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his government.
The 34-year-old Attal becomes France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government.
“The President of the republic appointed Mr Gabriel Attal Prime Minister, and tasked him with forming a government,” a presidential statement said.
Attal is set to bring a major change of style to the office of the prime minister following Borne, only the second woman to lead the French government.
The appointment of Attal had been expected after Borne’s resignation on Monday and the absence of the swift announcement fuelled talk that heavy-weight government figures were unhappy over Attal’s meteoric promotion.