Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating at its lowest since the yellow vest crisis

Europe 1 with AFP 17:25 p.m., March 19, 2023

Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating collapsed to 28% in March, a low never reached since the beginning of 2019 at the end of the crisis of the "yellow vests", at a time when the government uses article 49.3 to pass its pension reform, according to the monthly barometer of Ifop published by the Journal du Dimanche. The Head of State is 28% satisfied (-4 points) and 70% dissatisfied according to this study carried out between 9th and 16th March, i.e. during the negotiations that finally led Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to use Article 49.3 of the Constitution to adopt the highly contested reform that raises the legal retirement age from 62 to 64.

Elisabeth Borne's popularity remains stable but remains low

This article allows the adoption of a text without a vote except motion of censure. Two motions tabled by the oppositions are scheduled for consideration on Monday. Emmanuel Macron's popularity has fallen by 13 points since his re-election in May 2022. It had reached its lowest level (23%) in December 2018, at the height of the "yellow vest" demonstrations.

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For her part Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's popularity remained stable in March at 29% satisfied but federating a little more discontent (67%, +1). She remains at her lowest level of popularity since her arrival at Matignon in May. The survey was conducted online with a sample of 1,928 people aged 18 and over, representative of the French population, according to the quota method, with a margin of error between 1 and 2.3 points.