Nearly three out of four French people dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron, according to a poll

Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: DANIEL COLE / POOL / AFP 20:01 p.m., April 22, 2023

Nearly three out of four French people are unhappy with Emmanuel Macron, whose unpopularity due in particular to the pension reform is close to records since the yellow vest crisis in 2018, according to an Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche published Saturday.

72% of French people say they are unhappy with the president

According to this monthly barometer only 26% of those interviewed say they are satisfied with the Head of State, i.e. a drop of two points in comparison with March. However, this is not the lowest level for Emmanuel Macron, who moved to 23% of positive opinions in December 2018, at the height of the yellow vest crisis. But the head of state loses a total of 15 points compared to April 2022, the date of his re-election.

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Of the 72% of French people who say they are dissatisfied with the President of the Republic, 47% are "very dissatisfied", an increase of seven points reflecting an increase in anger after the promulgation of the law on pensions on April 15. Elisabeth Borne's curve suffered a parallel fate: only 27% of respondents were satisfied with her action, again a drop of two points. This is a record low for the Prime Minister. Survey conducted online from 14 to 21 April with a sample of 1,955 people representative of the French population aged 18 and over, according to the quota method, with a margin of error between 1 and 2.3 points.