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France's youngest ex-PM Attal launches presidential bid

Gabriel Attal, France's youngest former prime minister, has announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election. He aims to challenge the far-right National Rally party, which is considered to have a strong chance of winning. Attal's announcement places him in a crowded field of centrist and left-wing candidates. AI

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France's youngest ex-PM Attal launches presidential bid

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    France’s youngest PM Attal to run for president

    France’s former prime minister Gabriel Attal said on Friday he would run for president next year when Emmanuel Macron steps down, becoming the second prominent centrist to challenge the far-right. “I can’t take this kind of French politics anymore, where it’s just 50 shades of ma…