Gabriel Attal, 34, replaces Élisabeth Borne in a cabinet shuffle that President Emmanuel Macron hopes can reinvigorate a term marked by drift and division.
Élisabeth Borne, only the second woman to occupy the position in France, stepped down as President Emmanuel Macron tries to inject fresh energy into his second term.
Nearly a quarter of lower-house lawmakers in President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition abstained or voted against a proposed overhaul. Government leaders denied a revolt was underway.
Another attack at a school, three years after the beheading of a teacher, has heightened anxiety about a new wave of terrorism in an already scarred country.