Overview
- An Odoxa-Backbone Consulting survey for Le Figaro published December 25 finds 43% of respondents naming higher purchasing power as their main goal for 2026.
- Reducing insecurity ranks a close second at 42%, with about one-third of respondents wanting lower immigration next year.
- Political instability stands out as 2025's defining development for 47% of those surveyed.
- In the year-in-review lens, purchasing power and the return of Donald Trump each drew 40% salience, trailing political instability.
- Public sentiment points to economic sluggishness even as INSEE and the Banque de France nudged growth projections to about 0.9% and 1%, with households keeping large savings largely intact.