One poll, carried out by Opinionway, said 54 percent of those surveyed wanted the protest to stop, while 45 percent wanted it to continue. A second poll, carried out Odoxa, showed nearly reverse figures, with 46 percent wanting them to stop and 54 percent wanting the protests to continue. According to Opinionway, the poll carried out for LCI television, 49 percent of viewers thought he had been “wholly” or “mostly” convincing, while 50 percent thought not. According to Odoxa, the poll carried out on behalf of Le Figaro newspaper and Franceinfo radio and television, 40 percent thought Macron was “convincing” while 59 percent thought not. The Odoxa internet poll was carried out Monday evening and Tuesday morning among 992 people with a margin of error of 1.4 to 3.1 points.

Source: The Guardian December 11, 2018 13:18 UTC