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Politico (15 August 2024)

The distraught look on Gabriel Attal’s face as French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to call snap elections after his party’s hammering in the European election in June, captured by the president’s own personal photographer, hinted at the turmoil ahead.

Just a few months earlier, Macron had placed his trust in Attal, making him the youngest prime minister in French history. But the president’s abrupt decision, taken in the wake of a crushing victory for the far-right National Rally, meant the 35-year-old’s time at Matignon would likely be cut short as the outgoing government’s centrist coalition held little to no hope of winning.

That’s when Attal decided to take matters into his own hands.

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