Emmanuel Macron’s “Happy New Year” message was not completely approved. Or not of course. In its first barometer of the year published this Friday, Ifop reveals that only 26% of respondents “approve of the action” of the French President of the Republic. This online survey, carried out from January 7 to 8 with a representative sample of 1,500 people, even reveals that the share of respondents who “do not approve at all” of Emmanuel Macron’s action rose to 45%. A historically high figure. “Even François Hollande never reached this level,” explains West Francewho ordered the barometer.
Thursday, the Elabe barometer for Les Echos announced a popularity rating of 18% in January, a drop of three points in one month.
In this political slump, François Bayrou is not doing much better. Only 35% of respondents approve of the action of the new Prime Minister, the worst entry for a head of government under the Fifth Republic. “This is unheard of for a Prime Minister who is settling in,” confirms Frédéric Dabi, Director General of Ifop, quoted by our colleagues.
The mayor of Pau will be able to console himself with another statistic more favorable to his “new” team. In this barometer, 56% of respondents do not want a motion of censure to be proposed by Parliament.
The most popular political figures among French people surveyed were National Rally leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. According to Ifop, 48 and 46% of those questioned believe that the leaders of the far-right party “understand the lives of citizens”. Edouard Philippe (42%) completes the podium, ahead of Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin (39%). The left is far away.
