Emmanuel Macron has appointed France’s youngest ever prime minister – and the first to be openly gay.
The French president is expected to officially confirm the appointment of 34-year-old Gabriel Attal, who became a household name as government spokesperson during the COVID pandemic.
The education minister will replace the outgoing prime minister, Elisabeth Borne.
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