French President approves rating hits record low.

French President approves rating hits record low.

The Politico report states: This figure puts Macron alongside Francois Hollande, who reached the same level of popularity in 2016, before announcing his withdrawal from the second round of the French presidency.

The report adds: According to data from the Varian Group, Macron and Hollande now jointly hold the title of “the most unpopular French presidents” since the polls began in the 1970s.

According to the Politico report, in early October, the Ipsos pollster reported that Macron’s approval rating among French citizens participating in the survey was 19 percent, and in a recent report, the Odoxa survey found that only 20 percent of respondents to the survey had a positive opinion of Macron.

The report adds: Experts attribute the sharp decline to Macron’s recent controversial decisions, including raising the retirement age and dissolving the French parliament after the far-right won the European Parliament elections, actions that have fueled political deadlock and public discontent in the country.

The Politico report states: A former adviser to the French president, who asked not to be named, said that Macron must be blind or deaf not to realize how much his popularity has fallen, saying that he has a poor understanding of the consequences of reforms that he considers necessary but does not measure their impact on the situation in France.

According to the report, while Macron’s popularity has reached its lowest level, polls show that public disappointment with the leaders of other European countries is also growing; So much so that the popularity of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz has also declined sharply compared to the past.