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Gabriel Attal is France’s First Out Gay Prime Minister

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Politico.Like Macron, Attal was aligned with the center-left Socialist Party before joining the more centrist Renaissance Party.

Similarly, his politics often shift on various issues, as he’ll take the more conservative approach on some while staking out a more liberal position on others, reports CNN.

Attal served as the French government spokesman during the pandemic, immediately boosting his public profile. During Macron’s second term, he was appointed minister of public works and public accounts before becoming education minister.“My aim will be to keep control of our destiny and unleash our French potential,” Attal said following his appointment.

Attal replaces Elisabeth Borne, who resigned on Monday after a tumultuous 20-month tenure, during which she pushed through unpopular pension reforms and immigration legislation and oversaw civil unrest following riots in response to the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent.

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