This Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Gabriel Attal was appointed Prime Minister following the resignation of Élisabeth Borne. The 34-year-old young man who had just inherited the Ministry of National Education, thus became the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic, beating the record held by Laurent Fabius who was 37 when he became Prime Minister in 1984.
“Dear Gabriel Attal, I know I can count on your energy and your commitment to implement the rearmament and regeneration project that I announced. In fidelity to the spirit of 2017: surpassing and audacity. In the service of Nation and the French”. It is with these words that Emmanuel Macron announced the appointment of Gabriel Attal to the post of Prime Minister, thus putting an end to all the speculation that had been circulating for several days.
This Thursday, January 11, 2024, French citizens were then able to discover the composition of the new government. The opportunity to discover that Rachida Dati has been appointed Minister of Culture and thus takes the place of Rima Abdul-Malak. Against all expectations, Gabriel Attal will have to work with his ex-companion since Stéphane Séjourné, who was once part of his life, has just been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
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While some media outlets state that the two are still a couple, Stéphane Séjourné, former MEP, wanted to confirm their breakup through those close to him. The entourage of the 38-year-old man has in fact clarified to the newspaper Le Figaro that he has no longer been in a relationship with Gabriel Attal for two years. Not enough to convince Internet users who were amused by the fact that Stéphane Séjourné congratulated his ex on his arrival at Matignon. “Given your relationship with him, this risks provoking a certain number of bursts of laughter from French citizens. You would have done better to keep quiet”, “Between lovers, we support each other”, “Don’t worry too much either”, “He’s going to appoint his boyfriend to the government”, or even “Well at the same time he’s your boyfriend” can we for example read on X (formerly Twitter).ES