French confidence in Macron has fallen to its lowest since 2018

The trust of the French to the President of the country Emmanuel Macron fell to the lowest level since December 2018. This is evidenced by the data of the survey conducted by the research company Toluna Harris Interactive.

Despite the fact that the rating of the French leader for the past month showed 32%, the trust of citizens since September began to actively decline.

"The level of confidence in the President of the Republic continued to decline since September (-5) and reached the lowest level since December 2018, a period of tension associated with the movement for "yellow vests"," the material says.

It is specified that since the end of 2022, the number of French people who do not trust him has increased by 13% to 42%. Especially strongly increased distrust among people aged 50 to 64 years, where more than half (51%) do not trust the President, which is 18% more than before. Even among those who voted for Macron, trust has fallen from 93% to 71% in six months.

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Earlier, on December 23, Macron approved a new French government, with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu retaining their posts. According to the TV channel BFMTV, it was also decided to retain the Interior Ministry for Bruno Retaillot.

The National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of France on December 4 passed a resolution of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. 331 deputies voted in favor of the vote of no confidence. Later, on December 13, 73-year-old leader of the centrist party "Democratic Movement" Francois Bayrou was appointed the new Prime Minister of France.

In turn, Macron, during an address to the nation, said that he was not going to leave the presidency until the end of his term in 2027. He also reminded that he will not be able to run for re-election.

The founder of the party "Unconquered France" Jean-Luc Melanchon at the same time said that Macron does not understand how the parliament works. In his opinion, the French president should resign so that the people could go to the presidential election.