The Elysee Palace announced that French Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne has resigned. It is unofficially written in the media that the new Prime Minister will be the current Minister of Education Gabriel Atali. If the rumors are true, the 34-year-old would become the youngest prime minister in the history of France's Fifth Republic.
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On Monday evening (8/01) Reuters reported that the French Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne He resigned. As the agency adds, the French president Emmanuel Macron His successor has not yet been named. The information has already been confirmed in the Elysée Palace. “Your work in the service of the nation was exemplary every day. You implemented our project with courage, loyalty and determination. I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” said the President. Emmanuel Macron on the X platform
34-year-old Atali as the Prime Minister of France?
According to RMF24, most observers believe that today we will find out who will officially be tasked with the mission of forming a new French government. According to unofficial information, the current candidate is a strong candidate Minister of education, 34 years old Former socialist Gabriel Attal.
If the rumors are true, Attal will become The youngest Prime Minister In the history of the French Fifth Republic. Such a decision fits into the previous narrative of commentators that Macron is trying to “rejuvenate” the image of the French government.
The sudden resignation of Elizabeth Bourne
The reshuffle of France's prime minister comes after a year of political crisis over controversial reforms pension system and Immigration Regulations. The politician has pledged to introduce an unpopular far-right-backed immigration bill that has split Macron's political camp.
Lacking a parliamentary majority, Bourne decided to pass many laws – including the budget law – through art. 49.3 of the French Constitution, which allows the government to pass laws bypassing the parliamentary process. This caused considerable opposition from the opposition.
Borne's resignation came five months before the election European Parliament. Some experts predict the success of Eurosceptic politicians. Their record support would be due to widespread public discontent Rising cost of living and the failure of European governments to be reduced Illegal immigration.
Who is Gabriel Atal?
Gabriel Attal He is 34 years old and was born in Paris. He has been the Minister of National Education since July 2023, and before that he was the Minister of Public Accounts.
He comes from the Socialist Party. During Macron's first five-year term (2017-2022), he was Secretary of State for Youth (2018-2020) and then Government Speaker (2020-2022).
If he becomes head of government, he will not only be the youngest politician to hold the position in the history of the French Fifth Republic, but also the first to hold it openly. homosexual. Atal's life partner is a French politician and former adviser to Macron. Stéphane Sejourne. The couple entered into a registered marriage partnership.
The media mentions the Minister of Armed Forces among other candidates for the post of Prime Minister of France Sebastien Lecornu or the former Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormand.
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