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(Bloomberg) In some ways, Gabriel Attal, the 34-year-old picked by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as France’s youngest and first out gay head of government, has been a political star-in-the-making for well over a decade. In a television interview of students at the prestigious university Sciences Po in 2012, Attal made an impassioned speech for why the country’s youth is as engaged in politics as ever, prompting his schoolmates to crown him a “future president.” Most Read from BloombergSEC’s X Ac
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By appointing Gabriel Attal prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron is betting on the youth and dynamism of the 34-year-old to beat the far-right in European elections but also shape a future after 2027 when he must step aside.The appointment to the prime minister's residence of Matignon is a stunning rise for Attal after brief stints as government spokesman, budget minister and education minister.