Gauthier Delomez 18:28 p.m., March 29, 2023

In an Ifop poll published by the "Journal du dimanche" on Wednesday 29 March, 71% of those interviewed said they were in favour of a ministerial reshuffle. An option that President Emmanuel Macron could favor to try to get out of the pension crisis.

In the midst of a pension crisis, is Emmanuel Macron ready to reshuffle his government? According to an Ifop poll for the Journal du dimanche published on Wednesday, March 29, 71% of French respondents are in favor of a ministerial reshuffle. Among the latter, 41% consider themselves "absolutely" in favour of this option. This major reshuffle could be envisaged by the President of the Republic to prepare the post-pension reform. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, at the forefront of the crisis, could also pay the price.

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This Ifop poll reveals that all categories of the population mostly want a cabinet reshuffle. With a significant share of the youngest: 79% of people under 30 want a new government, against "only" 58% of those aged 65 and over, notes Hugo Lasserre, researcher at Ifop, interviewed by the JDD.

Left-wing supporters, LR and RN want a reshuffle

The same trend can be observed on the income side. Indeed, 62% of respondents from wealthy categories agree to see new faces arrive in government, when they are 72% among the modest classes and even 82% among the "poorest" French. For the researcher at Ifop, this poll shows that those most opposed to the pension reform are the most in favour of a reshuffle.

Conversely, there are still differences when relying on the political colour of the respondents. Although left-wing supporters (La France insoumise, Socialist Party, EELV), the Republicans and the National Rally largely support a new composition of the government, those close to Renaissance, the presidential party, are only 22% to want replacements.

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Since the beginning of his second five-year term, Emmanuel Macron has not carried out any ministerial reshuffle. Elisabeth Borne and her ministers have been in office since May 2022.