The pension reform sinks the popularity of Macron

It's a fact: for three years, the popularity rating of the President of the Republic has never been so low. It collapsed in February, according to findings highlighted by a recent Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche , the conclusions of which were published Feb. 19.

In detail, only 32% of the French people interviewed said they were satisfied with Emmanuel Macron's action. This means that the head of state's popularity has dropped by two points, if we compare it with the previous poll, carried out a month earlier. And this, in a particularly tense political and social context, due to the debates around the pension reform, which is far from unanimously supported by the French. In total, since the start of the school year last September, his popularity rating has dropped six points, according to CNews.

The cause is quite clear, the pension reform, strongly opposed by French citizens. In mid-February, a survey by the CSA Institute for CNews, which we reported on, showed that the vast majority of French people – 67% to be exact – oppose pension reform. In particular, the vast majority of our fellow citizens under the age of 35 (81%) said they were against the government reform. Those over 50 were more restrained, with 56% against. Only those over 65 were in favor of the reform, with 59% of respondents saying they were in favor of raising the retirement age. Another fact that emerged from the survey is that hostility to the reform project transcends social classes. The "opponents" were more numerous among the lower income brackets (75%).

In short, the pension reform looks like Macron's political grave, at least for now.

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