Political barometer: the post-retirement political climate is unstable

The post-retirement political climate is unstable: the government in trouble on social networks, dissolution of ecologist groups, while the RN – NUPES duel turns to the RN’s advantage…

In partnership with ODOXA, we bring you a new political barometer.

Key findings:

  • Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating continues to climb (+2 points since April), despite the general public’s growing disinterest in politics.
  • Members of the government and the majority in difficulty on the networks: Gerald Darmanin, Yaël BRAUN-PIVET and Marlène Schiappa reach peaks of negative sentiment. The latter is one of the most rejected personalities, with 48% of negative opinions.
  • Edouard Philippe and Marine Le Pen top the list of political personalities. 53% of French people think that the RN has been strengthened by its attitude during the pension reform sequence, and only 33% think so about the NUPES.
  • On social networks, opinion is mixed following the dissolution of the ecologist association “Les soulèvements de la Terre”: while the majority of Internet users are uncomfortable with the use of the term “ecoterrorists”, the collective’s controversial methods are diminishing the number of its supporters.

You can find the full survey on our website, as well as the “Expert’s Eye” section by Benjamin GRANGE and Yves CENSI.

Photo Marie-Pia Rieublanc – Creative Commons

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Yannick Morez affair: the French are in favour of tougher penalties for violence against elected representatives

Mascaret and ODOXA bring you a Political Barometer to take the temperature of opinion. This month: a return to normal for the executive and security for elected representatives following the Yannick Morez affair.

One month after the pension crisis and the fall in the executive’s popularity, the latter is normalizing and stabilizing. Indeed, there has been a general decline in mentions of political figures. This trend, which also affects all opponents, reflects the French public’s disinterest in political affairs. It is also the result of the refusal of the President of the Republic and the Government to back down on the reform; the political debate thus seems frozen.

The other key issue of the month was the security of elected representatives in France, a subject that exploded after the resignation of Yannick Morez. However, this media whirlwind quickly died down like a news item: while elected representatives were unanimous on the subject, social networks were not. However, 8 out of 10 people were in favor of increasing penalties for violence committed against elected representatives.

Find below the full barometer and analyses by Benjamin Grange and Yves Censi.

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