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Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, at 73 is set to become France's oldest-ever prime minister, succeeding Gabriel Attal, who was the youngest prime minister ever at the age of 35 (Photo: European Council )

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The return of Barnier: Marcon's 'safe bet' or storing up trouble for 2027?

Since president Emmanuel Macron called snap elections for "political clarification" after his centrist coalition’s disastrous performance in June's European elections, France has been mired in a political mess from which it cannot seem to escape...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, at 73 is set to become France's oldest-ever prime minister, succeeding Gabriel Attal, who was the youngest prime minister ever at the age of 35 (Photo: European Council )

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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