He was appointed head of Government on January 9. After the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, Gabriel Attal was in fact appointed Prime Minister by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. A few days after the appointment of the 34-year-old politiciana lively exchange between him and Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice (2007-2009)under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy (from 2007 to 2012) was revealed on X (formerly Twitter). In a short videowe can indeed see the politician explain ironically the office of Prime Minister to Gabriel Attal.
“The Prime Minister, he’s a bit like the majority leader. He’s the one who campaigns a little, who convenes. No, but are you happy there? No, but Mr. Attal, tell the truth”the mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris then questioned him, after the second round of the legislative elections, on June 19, 2022. She then mentioned the disappointing results obtained by Elisabeth Bornewho had then recently been appointed Prime Minister, after this campaign, reports BFMTV. Gabriel Attal then responded that although this result was not the expected one, it did not count “hide behind your little finger”. Statement to which Rachida Dati responded:“It’s good, it’s good”patting him on the shoulder.
Rachida Dati Minister of Culture.
We noticed his rapprochement with Gabriel Attal on the TF1 set during the legislative elections😂 pic.twitter.com/BVQxfMO4Rm
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Rachida Dati appointed Minister of Culture
A few days after the appointment of Gabriel Attal, several ministers were named. Gérald Darmanin has been confirmed as Minister of the Interior. Bruno Le Maire and Eric Dupond-Moretti also respectively retained the ministries of Economy and Justice, recalls The Huffington Post. To everyone’s surprise, Rachida Dati has been appointed Minister of Culture. An announcement she made to Parisian LR advisors on January 9, reports The Huffington Post. Currently mayor of the 7th arrondissement, she will have to leave this position in order to secure his position within the Governmentour colleagues clarified.
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