PUBLISHED 09:20 AUGUST 3, 2017
UPDATED 09:20 AUGUST 3, 2017
Macron’s popularity rating drops to 33%, lowest ever for a French president
By Dan Alexe
Contributing Editor, New Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity dropped to 33% in July, the lowest rating for a French president two months into his term, down from 45 % a month before.
This is according to
YouGov, in an opinion poll made for Le HuffPost and CNews and released today, in a sign that controversy over spending cuts and tax reform is taking a toll.
Only 33% of pollsters have a positive view of Macron’s action as president.
(NBC News)
Even Socialist Francois Hollande, who turned into France’s most unpopular president in modern history early in his mandate, still benefited from 55 % positive rating two months into his term.
Macron, who swept to power in May on promises of non-partisan rule and an end to traditional Left-versus-Right politics, has had a tough month, marked by a public row over military spending cuts with top armed forces chief General Pierre de Villiers that led to de Villiers’ resignation.
Other controversies linked to his tax and spending plans have also emerged.
Macron’s popularity rating remains higher than that of most French politicians, with only Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot ahead of him in Ipsos’ poll.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/ma...ops-to-33-lowest-ever-for-a-french-president/