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Gabriel Attal named youngest French PM as Macron seeks to refresh presidency

(FILES) This combination of pictures shows then French Prime minister Elisabeth Borne (L) and Gabriel Attal, who was appointed French Prime Minister on January 9, 2024. AFP - JOEL SAGET

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle that aims to reboot the final three years of his presidency.

After days of intense behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, current education minister Gabriel Attal was named as new prime minister, the fourth since 2017 under Macron.

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