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Gabriel Attal and Elisabeth Borne on the handover of workplace on Tuesday in Paris
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The new head of presidency, Gabriel Attal, is 34 years outdated and is taken into account a political prodigy. And it represents a outstanding political change after all by French President Emmanuel Macron.

SEmmanuel Macron not too long ago confirmed himself sweaty to a compatriot with boxing gloves over his shoulder in entrance of a dangling punching bag. The video recording that the Elysée Palace distributed on social networks seems to be emblematic of the 46-year-old president. 20 months after his re-election, France’s head of state is preventing laborious for a brand new political starting.

With Gabriel Attal, Macron hopes to have discovered a expertise who can compete within the political ring. The 34-year-old new prime minister ought to implement “the project of rearmament and regeneration” that he introduced, the president stated on Platform X on Tuesday. “Rearmament” (“Réarmement”) is Macron’s new favourite phrase since he introduced his former speechwriter Jonathan Guémas again to the Elysée Palace as head of communications.

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