Poll shows French president’s ‘dissatisfaction rating’ among voters rising to 57%, up from 43% in JulyMost French voters are now dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron’s performance, a dramatic decline for a president who basked in a landslide election victory less than four months ago. “Yes, we are encountering difficulties, but you cannot just spend your time only looking at polls when you’re in government. Bernard Sananes, head of French polling company Elabe, said the latest survey could encourage Macron’s political opponents, after his party won a commanding majority in parliament. The Ifop poll showed the cumulative drop in Macron’s popularity ratings since May was bigger than that of previous Socialist president François Hollande over the same period. The poll also showed a drop in popularity for the prime minister, Edouard Philippe, with 47% expressing satisfaction with him – down 9 points from last month.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2017 15:39 UTC