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00:00 Though he's barely 24 hours into the role, Gabriel Airtel is getting straight to work
00:07 and he's making law and order a top priority.
00:10 France's new prime minister visited a police station in the Val d'Oise alongside Interior
00:15 Minister Gérald Darmanin, putting security at the top of the agenda in what could be
00:19 a hint towards his future policies.
00:22 "There can be no security without our police officers.
00:26 I can't conceive of a society without order and rules.
00:30 I believe that the French people are expecting us to contribute this absolute effort to ensure
00:34 their security, which is one of the conditions for their freedom, for the exercise of fraternity
00:39 in our country."
00:40 A former member of the Socialist Party, Airtel's apparent emphasis on law and order has been
00:45 appreciated by some of his political peers, particularly those on the right.
00:50 "It proves what we've been saying for about 10 years now.
00:54 Things are going in the right direction.
00:55 We can't complain about the fact that our proposals have been taken out of prize."
01:00 But those on the far right, the party currently leading in the polls, think the PM is pandering.
01:05 "This is just for show.
01:06 It's like a bad version of Sarkozy or Marine Le Pen."
01:10 France's youngest ever prime minister, Airtel is expected to announce his full cabinet by
01:15 Friday and all eyes are on which way his government will lean.