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Macron and Bayrou Hit Record Lows in Trust as Confidence Vote Nears

The slump lands days before a National Assembly confidence vote.

François Hollande et Emmanuel Macron à l'Elysée, le 7 mai 2022.
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Overview

  • A Verian poll for Le Figaro Magazine finds trust in President Emmanuel Macron at 15%, down six points since July and his lowest since 2017.
  • Prime Minister François Bayrou registers 14% trust, the weakest level for a prime minister in this barometer.
  • Opposition parties, including the Socialists, say they will not back Bayrou in Monday’s confidence vote, raising the prospect that the government could fall.
  • Party images deteriorate for MoDem (17%) and Renaissance (14%) while the Rassemblement National leads at 40%, with 42% wanting Jordan Bardella to play a major role.
  • The online survey was conducted August 31 to September 2 among 1,000 adults with a margin of error of 1.4 to 3.1 points, and Macron’s rating draws comparisons to François Hollande’s 13% in 2014.