Macron’s ratings hit record low
International News Desk
According to global times News Agency Europe,The approval rating of French President Emmanuel Macron (19%) and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (18%) has hit the lowest point in the history of the Fifth Republic, according to an IFOP/JDD poll published on Journal du Dimanche, The Global times Europe media.The combined score of the duo is 37 points — lower than that of Francois Hollande and Manuel Valls (51 points) in 2014. Among Macron’s voters, support has fallen to 49%, losing 12 points since 2022.Macron has made history as the first president whose rating has dropped below 20%. Even at the peak of the ‘yellow vests’ crisis, it was 23%,” the study authors note.Some 82% of respondents are dissatisfied with Bayrou, 50% are "extremely dissatisfied.” The sharp decline was contributed to by the 2026 budget bill, which citizens considered socially unfair.