34-Year-Old Youngest French Prime Minister Receives 53% "Favorable" Rating... Ranks 2nd for Next Ruling Party Leader

Le Figaro Paper Survey

According to a poll reported by the French daily Le Figaro on the 9th (local time), more than half of the French public expressed favorable opinions about Gabriel Attal (34), the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France.

According to the report, Le Figaro commissioned the polling agency Odoxa-Backbone Consulting to conduct an online survey of 1,003 French citizens, and 53% of respondents said they were satisfied or very satisfied with Attal's appointment as Prime Minister.

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The reasons respondents highly evaluated Prime Minister Attal included dynamism (77%), empathy (70%), openness to dialogue (64%), competence (62%), reliability (54%), and authority (51%).

Regarding Attal's age (34), the youngest ever for a Prime Minister, 49% responded that it was "not a handicap," and 35% regarded it as an "asset." Only 16% considered it a "disadvantage."

As a result, Attal quickly emerged as a leading candidate for the next presidential election within the ruling party. In the survey, Attal ranked second among potential ruling party candidates with 46% support. The first place was former Prime Minister ?douard Philippe (53%), followed by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Sovereignty (33%), and G?rald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior (24%), tied for third and fourth place.

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