3a year old gabriel attal is the youngest prime minister in modern french history. he s also remarkably popular. and another first for french politics openly gay. attal s swift climb through president macron s cabinet has seen him take tough steps, for instance, banning muslim clothing in french schools. translation: in france, by taking strong decisions on the abaya, - by taking strong decisions on secularism, i have committed myself to freedom. attal s task is to inject more energy and purpose into a government that s struggling to push president macron s reforms through a deadlocked parliament. so, has macron s bold choice gone down well? translation: it s never too young when it s effective. what s scary is he s a mini macron, so watch out. because it s a different - concept, it s more dynamic. it s today s thing.