Gabriel Attal became the youngest prime minister of France
| France's president has appointed the country's 34th education minister as the new prime minister in an effort to regain lost popularity. |
According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, French President Emmanuel Macron tried to breathe new life into the second term of his presidency on the eve of the European Parliament elections, Minister of Education Gabriel Atal 34 appointed Saleh as the new prime minister.
The move won’t necessarily lead to major political change, but reflects Macron’s willingness to try to pass unpopular retirement age and immigration reforms next year, according to Reuters. The past and improving the chances of the centrist party in the EU elections in June.
Macron’s camp is about eight to 10 percent behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s party in polls. The French president has been grappling with a new parliamentary composition to advance his policies since his party lost an absolute parliamentary majority by losing 55 seats shortly after his 2022 re-election.
Atal, an ally of Macron, who became a well-known figure during the Corona era as the spokesperson of the government, replaces the resigned Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne. He is the youngest Prime Minister of France and the first openly gay.
The office of the French President announced on Monday night Tehran time that Emmanuel Macron accepted Bourne’s resignation.
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