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Gabriel Attal Appointed as France's Youngest PM

par This Is Beirut, 09/01 18:21 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron selected Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister on Tuesday, in an effort to revitalize his presidency. At 34 years old, Attal is now France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, ...

Macron Pledges to 'Act' Until End of Second Term

par This Is Beirut, 23/06 22:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Amid promises of "change," Emmanuel Macron and his team assured on Sunday that governance will be more collaborative in case of victory, while the New Popular Front is mired in leadership battles for the prime minister's seat. Despite his camp struggling in the polls, Macron vowed to "act until May 2027," countering suggestions from some ...

Macron Asks French PM to Remain in a Caretaker Capacity

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 15:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Gabriel Attal submitted his resignation to Macron on Monday but was asked to remain in power in a caretaker capacity to see out the Olympic Games and reassure the markets that France still has a government. Macron's office said, after the meeting, that the president had thanked Attal for leading the centrist alliance in the ...

Macron Accepts French Government Resignation

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 19:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together ...

France’s Week of Decisive Political Battles

par Malo Pinatel, 16/07 20:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The results of the July 7 legislative elections have confirmed an unprecedented situation under the Fifth Republic. Three more or less cohesive blocs, none capable of dominating the other two to wield power, are gearing up for a series of consultations in the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, to prepare the new ...

Macron Begins Thorny Consultations on New Government

par This Is Beirut, 23/08 12:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron is beginning a round of thorny consultations on Friday with political leaders, hoping to cobble together a viable ruling coalition after last month's inconclusive election. A full six weeks after a snap election in which Macron lost his parliamentary majority, he has still not named a new prime minister, whose ...

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