Attal Uses Surrogacy Plans With Partner as Campaign Tool
Gabriel Attal, France's youngest-ever prime minister at 37, has entered the 2027 presidential race, pledging to legalize commercial surrogacy and competing against fellow centrist Édouard Philippe.
The youngest prime minister in modern French history is reportedly banking his campaign not on substantive policy proposals but on personal appeal and identity politics. Attal, who served briefly in the premiership before being replaced, was once considered Macron’s handpicked successor.
According to The European Conservative, Attal has openly stated that if elected president, he intends to change French law to authorize commercial surrogacy—a practice currently banned in France. The candidate has made clear his personal stake in the issue, revealing he would seek to use surrogacy services with his husband.
The declaration marks a significant escalation in France’s ongoing cultural debates over bioethics and family law. Surrogacy remains illegal in France under existing legislation that prohibits commodifying the human body and pregnancy.
Attal’s candidacy sets up an internal battle within the Macronist movement, with Édouard Philippe, another former prime minister, already positioning himself for the same election. Both politicians emerged from Macron’s administration but now find themselves competing for the legacy of the outgoing president’s political coalition.
The young politician’s campaign strategy appears centered on generational change and progressive social policy rather than economic or security platforms, raising questions about his ability to address the breadth of challenges facing France as the 2027 election approaches.
With information from The European Conservative
