According to a poll for France Inter and the regional press, the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister lost two popularity points in July.
39% of French people positively judge the action of Emmanuel Macron and 38% that of Jean Castex.
Pension reform appears to be a sensitive subject.
Emmanuel Macron and Jean Castex lost two popularity points in July, with a positive judgment of their action of 39% and 38% of French people, respectively, according to an Odoxa-Dentsu poll for France Inter and the regional press published on Tuesday.
According to this survey, the Head of State nevertheless obtains a better assessment of his management of the health crisis than in the spring: 42% of those questioned say they are satisfied, six points better than in May.
The subject of pension reform annoys the French
But by putting the pension reform back on the table, Emmanuel Macron also dissatisfied 65% of the French, notes the Odoxa institute.
Among political figures, former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe remains popular, with 47% membership.
On the right, Xavier Bertrand (ex-LR), presidential candidate, receives 27% approval, ahead of Valérie Pécresse (ex-LR, 26%) and Laurent Wauquiez (LR, 22%).
The survey was carried out online on July 15 and 16, on a sample of 1,005 people representative of the French adult population and according to the quota method.
Margin of error between 1.4 and 3.1 points.