France’s youngest prime minister is a rising political star who follows in Macron’s footsteps
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint a 34-year-old prime minister surprised many because of his age and relatively short career
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint a 34-year-old prime minister surprised many because of his age and relatively short career. But Gabriel Attal has become one of the most prominent and ambitious figures on the French political scene in recent years, saying there’s “nothing greater than serving France.”
The centrist politician is often compared to Macron, France's youngest president, who went from presidential adviser to head of state in a few years. Macron, now 46, was first elected in 2017 at age 39.
Macron's office in a statement said the choice of Attal to replace Elisabeth Borne, 62, shows the president's willingness to allow “new politicians” to emerge — one of the mottos of the so-called “Macronism” that seeks to break with traditional political parties. The office called Attal someone who gets results quickly.
