Ugo Pascolo 12:00 p.m., February 28, 2024
On Monday, Emmanuel Macron did not rule out sending Western troops, and therefore French troops, to Ukraine.
A sentence which provoked an outcry, both on the international scene and among the French.
According to our survey, 76% of them are opposed to it.
A door half-opened by Emmanuel Macron that the majority wants to close.
On Monday, the head of state called on Ukraine's allies for a "start" and did not rule out sending Western troops in the future.
A statement which provoked an outcry from most of kyiv's Western allies, notably the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, not forgetting Poland and the Czech Republic.
An idea that does not please a very large majority of French people...
Released on the international scene after his release, Emmanuel Macron also seems to be released by the French.
According to our CSA survey for Europe 1, CNews and "Le Journal du Dimanche"*, 76% of French people are against sending French soldiers to Ukraine.
23% are for, and 1% do not comment.
A very large majority which is found regardless of gender (77% of men are opposed to it and 75% of women), socio-professional category or age.
Those aged 50-64 are the most reluctant to send French soldiers since 85% of them do not want it.
18-24 year olds are at the opposite end of the spectrum, but still very much against this idea, at 68%.
...to the sympathizers of Emmanuel Macron
As for political opinions, they do not separate the respondents.
67% of left-wing voters are against the idea of seeing French soldiers on the Ukrainian front facing Vladimir Putin's Russian troops.
In detail, 67% for supporters of France Insoumise, 78% for Europe Ecologie-Les Verts and 65% for the PS.
On the right, respondents are even more opposed to this idea since 81% are against.
A proportion which rises to 84% among RN voters, while it is 76% among Republicans.
As for supporters of Renaissance, and therefore of Emmanuel Macron, 68% of them are... against the idea of the Head of State.
*Self-administered online panel questionnaire carried out on February 27 and 28. Nationally representative sample of 1,014 people aged 18 and over Quota method based on the criteria of sex, age and profession of the respondent after stratification by region and urban category. To ensure the representativeness of the results, the data were adjusted for the variables of sex, age, profession, region and urban category.