During his first television interview as Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal justified his government’s choices of ministers, confirmed this Thursday, January 11 in the early evening.
A few minutes after the official announcement of the list of ministers in his government, Gabriel Attal spoke this Thursday, January 11 on TF1.
Surprise entries, new ministry, future announcements… Find out what to remember from his first television interview as head of government.
• “Exceptional responsibility” for his age
Appointed Tuesday as the youngest Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal began this interview by discussing an “obviously major function at my age”. He insisted on “exceptional responsibility”.
“If I decided to get involved, it’s because I love my country,” he proclaimed on the set of TF1.
• Rachida Dati “leaves no one indifferent”
Big surprise for her government, Rachida Dati was appointed Minister of Culture, replacing Rima Abdul Malak.
The Prime Minister said he was “very happy” with the arrival of the former Minister of Justice under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. She is “a woman who leaves no one indifferent”, “a person of commitment, of energy, I have a lot of respect for her struggles”.
He then defended the “presumption of innocence” while Rachida Dati has been indicted since 2021 for “corruption” and “influence peddling”.
• “All confidence” in Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
While the appointment of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to the post of Minister of National Education, Youth, Sports and the Olympic Games is already causing cringe among the teaching unions, Gabriel Attal assured that he had “full confidence” in her “to carry out this project”.
According to him, there can be good “synergy” between the different portfolios, despite the upcoming Olympic Games.
• “Action”, “results” and “energy”
Asked about the entry of several right-wing personalities into his government, the new Prime Minister insisted on the fact that he was not interested in the political affiliation of his ministers.
His only watchword: “action, action, action”, “results, results, results” and “energy”.
“The French are waiting for me to tell them what we are going to do and how we are going to do it.”
• A “certain number of announcements” in the coming days
While a first Council of Ministers is planned for this Friday, the Prime Minister announced on TF1 that he will deliver a general policy speech “in the coming days”, where “a certain number of announcements” will be made.
He recognized that the situation was “difficult” for the French, particularly from an economic point of view, but he felt “armed to do it”. He renewed the government’s commitment to lower taxes for the middle classes.
“The president is committed (to lowering taxes by two billion euros, editor’s note) and obviously, we will meet his commitment” because the “French are waiting for us to act for them,” said the president. head of government.