Posted 1/9/2024, 6:03:00 PM
Macron taps 34-year-old Attal as France's youngest modern PM
- Gabriel Attal, 34, named as France's new and youngest modern Prime Minister, replacing Élisabeth Borne
- Rapid political rise over past decade from obscure advisor to President Macron's new pick
- Faces same lack of parliamentary majority that plagued predecessor Borne
- Part of Macron's strategy to counter surging popularity of far-right National Rally party
- Big challenge to establish authority over other senior ministers like Darmanin and Le Maire