Sunday, November 4, 2018

Macron’s approval ratings slip again in latest opinion poll + Far-right take over support

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-france-approval-ratings-slip-again-in-latest-opinion-poll/

Only 26% of the french people say they have confidence in him in a new opinion poll publish on October 31, 2018. In total that is a 4% drop from last month. The demographic least likely to support Macron is men aged 35 to 49. This poll was announced before preliminary polling results placing the far -right candidate Marine Le Pen and her party the Nation rally, ahead in the parliament elections set to take place in May of 2019. Far right parties and those looking to support a French exit from the EU now have an estimated 30% of the vote, up from 25% taken from a similar poll in August. Speculation has been made the French President's recent four day break may be a result of exhaustion and disheartened feelings towards his loss in support.

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