Overview
- The Ifop-Endrix barometer for L'Opinion reports Macron at 23% approval in March, up five points from February, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu at 36%, up one point.
- Despite the rise, 77% say they are dissatisfied with Macron’s action and 46% call themselves very dissatisfied, a seven-point drop in the most discontented group.
- Ifop’s Frédéric Dabi links the shift to foreign crises, noting that 95% of respondents’ open-ended remarks focused on international issues.
- The poll lists the week’s most discussed topics as rising fuel prices, municipal election results, and the war in the Middle East, signaling that pocketbook concerns remain sharp.
- The online survey ran March 18–26 with 2,009 adults and a stated margin of error of about 1 to 2.2 points, as reported by the outlets covering the barometer.