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Poll After Lecornu’s Exit Finds 70% of French Back Macron’s Resignation

A new Odoxa–Backbone survey published Oct. 6 reports a sharp public shift that places primary responsibility for the government’s collapse on the president.

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Olivier Faure (D) premier secrétaire du Parti Socialiste et le journaliste Gilles Bouleau, devant une image du Premier ministre démissionnaire Sébastien Lecornu, au 20h de TF1, à Boulogne-Billancourt, le 6 octobre 2025
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Overview

  • Odoxa–Backbone for Le Figaro reports 70% of respondents now favor Emmanuel Macron stepping down following Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation as prime minister.
  • Asked for the best way out of the crisis, 53% chose the president’s resignation, 26% wanted a new dissolution of the National Assembly, and 20% preferred appointing a new prime minister.
  • Macron’s approval stands at 22%, while Lecornu leaves office with a comparatively higher 44% positive opinion despite 55% unfavorable views.
  • Responsibility for the collapse is assigned most to Macron by 87% of respondents, with opposition parties cited by 77%, the governing camp including LR by 85%, and Lecornu himself by 79%.
  • Support for new legislative elections has grown, with 60% saying they would approve a new vote, and backing for Macron’s resignation now includes 56% of LR sympathizers, while 85% of Renaissance supporters oppose it.