French president Macron’s popularity hits new low
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His popularity has sunk even lower than it did during the 2019 stand-off with the “yellow vests” movement.
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity dropped to a new low since his first election in 2017, in a poll published on Jan 26.
Just 21 per cent of respondents to the Ifop poll published in the Journal de Dimanche newspaper expressed satisfaction with the president.
His popularity has sunk even lower than it did during the 2019 stand-off with the “yellow vests” movement that saw weekly anti-Macron protests that lasted more than a year.
His popularity in the Jan 26 poll was marginally lower than his 22 per cent score in November.
Those expressing dissatisfaction (35 per cent) and great dissatisfaction (44 per cent) with Mr Macron made up 79 per cent of respondents to the poll.
Most alarmingly since a December poll, is that Mr Macron’s popularity dropped by 10 per cent among old people and pensioners – usually a bastion of his support.
Mr Macron’s popularity has plummeted again since he dissolved Parliament in the summer, just before Paris hosted the Olympic Games, leading to inconclusive parliamentary elections
The poll was conducted among 2,001 people aged over 18 online between Jan 15 and Jan 23. AFP
