Macron Appoints France’s First Openly Gay PM

Reuters reports:

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal [photo] as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections.

The move will not necessarily lead to any major political shift, but signals a desire for Macron to try to move beyond last year’s unpopular pension and immigration reforms and improve his centrist party’s chances in the June EU ballot.

Attal, a close Macron ally who became a household name as government spokesman during the COVID pandemic, will replace outgoing Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Attal will be France’s youngest prime minister and the first to be openly gay.

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France’s Macron to name new PM as he launches political reset https://t.co/hdnxRhwAI8 pic.twitter.com/MBhWLMJHZ3

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 9, 2024

Wow. Official: Macron has named as the new prime minister Gabriel Attal, his 34-year-old education minister. A long-time ally from the days of En Marche, and very popular among the French, Attal will become the youngest prime minister under the Fifth Republic (Fabius was 37) pic.twitter.com/QpIzggbyiZ

— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) January 9, 2024

France has appointed its first openly gay prime minister.

Emmanuel Macron appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new PM Tuesday, as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections, French media said. pic.twitter.com/UeunD8EzRP

— Openly (@Openly) January 9, 2024