President Emmanuel Macron appointed this Tuesday, January 9, the until now Minister of Education, Gabriel Attal, as the new Prime Minister. Attal, who at 34 becomes the youngest person to hold that position, will replace Élisabeth Borne, who resigned a day earlier. The changes come at a time when Macron seeks to promote a renewal in the Government, ahead of elections in the European Parliament and after taking unpopular measures such as pension and immigration reforms.
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A renewal in the French Government, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to revitalize his second term.
Gabriel Attal, 34, became the country's youngest prime minister and the first openly gay. But he is also one of the most popular politicians in the nation, according to opinion polls.
The until now Minister of Education will replace Élisabeth Borne, who on Monday, January 8, presented her resignation after months of unpopular measures, such as the pension reform. In recent weeks, the approval in Parliament of the new migration law exposed friction within the ruling alliance, which is why it was designated as “an ideological victory” for the extreme right.
The disagreements even led to the resignation of Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau on December 20.
While this change in the cabinet will not necessarily lead to profound changes in the country's political course, the renewals show Macron's attempt to overcome unpopular measures and improve his centrist party's chances in the European Parliament elections, which will take place out in June.
“By appointing Gabriel Attal, Emmanuel Macron wants to cling to his popularity in the opinion polls to ease the pain of an endless end to his reign (…) Instead, he risks taking the short-lived Minister of Education with him in his fall “said Jordan Bardella, leader of the National Rally party, which is led by far-right leader Marine de Le Pen.
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