There will be no "global effect" for Emmanuel Macron, according to a survey published on Tuesday. On the other hand, the French see this second star have a "positive impact on the pride of the French".
A clear majority of French say they are "optimistic" about their future after the victory of the Blues in the final of the World Cup football, which they believe will have a "positive impact on the pride of the French," according to a poll Tuesday.
More optimistic than in December
The optimism of the French (62%) is up sharply, gaining 21 points since December, according to this study Odoxa-Dentsu Consulting for Le Figaro and Franceinfo. It is the majority among supporters of all political parties, with the exception of those of the National Assembly (former National Front), pessimists at 55%.
The interviewees estimate to 82% that the victory of the Blues will have a positive impact on the pride of the French, 74% on the image of France in the world. On the other hand, they are only one in three to consider that it will have an impact on the popularity of Emmanuel Macron (34%) or on the own morale of the respondents (31%). And this despite all the efforts of the President, as disproportionate as they are.
Confidence in the future of the French economic situation is also up 5 points, but remains a minority, at 40%.
2018 not like 1998
The victorious epic of the French football team did not, however, have any effect on the popularity of Emmanuel Macron, judged "good president" by only 39% of respondents, down two points since end June.
"The victory of 2018 will not have had the same effect for the popularity of Emmanuel Macron as the victory of 1998 for that of Jacques Chirac (+7 points to BVA and Ifop in one month)" , note the polling institute.
This survey was conducted on the Internet on July 16, 2018, using a sample of 1,005 French people representative of the French population aged 18 and over, according to the quota method.