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Gabriel Attal

Leader of Renaissance party, former Prime Minister, Renaissance

3 articles · 8 September 2025 to 13 August 2026

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The 37-year-old former prime minister is campaigning through the traditional August holiday to close a polling gap with Edouard Philippe for the centrist presidential vote.
Seen as a leading contender to succeed Macron but lacks a distinct ideological base.
Resigned in September 2024 after the legislative election produced no workable majority for Macron's centrist alliance.

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Gabriel Attal campaigns through August while rivals holiday in bid to close polling gap

Former prime minister and Renaissance leader bets that a summer spent meeting voters at markets, ports and vineyards can erode Edouard Philippe's lead for the centrist vote ahead of the April 2027 presidential election.

Sofia Marchetti13 August 20268 min read

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France's political forces jostle for position with 2027 presidential race in sight

Trust in French institutions has fallen faster than in any other EU country, while Marine Le Pen's legal battle and a fragmented left leave the 2027 contest wide open.

Marek Jankowski2 January 20267 min read

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Bayrou ousted in confidence vote as France faces fourth prime minister in a year

The National Assembly voted 364 to 194 to topple François Bayrou's government, leaving Emmanuel Macron to find a replacement who can survive a fractured parliament and a debt crisis that has pushed borrowing to 114 per cent of GDP.

Marek Jankowski8 September 20259 min read

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