French President Macron’s Approval Ratings Drop Again in April Barometer

According to this monthly barometer, only 26% of those questioned say they are satisfied with the Head of State, a drop of two points compared to March. However, this is not the lowest level for Mr. Macron, who was at 23% positive opinions in December 2018, at the height of the yellow vests crisis.

But the head of state loses a total of 15 points compared to April 2022, the date of his re-election.

Of the 72% of French people who say they are unhappy with the President of the Republic, 47% are very unhappyan increase of seven points reflecting an increase in anger after the promulgation of the law on pensions on April 15.

Elisabeth Borne’s curve suffers a parallel fate: only 27% of respondents are satisfied with its action, again a drop of two points. This is a record low for the Prime Minister.

Survey conducted online from April 14 to 21 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 of between 1 and 2.3 points.