Macron’s popularity plummets: 78% of French disapprove Poll shows

French President Emmanuel Macron has reached a record level of unpopularity, with less than one in five citizens expressing support, according to a new survey by the Odoxa institute.

The poll, published on September 30, found that only 22% of respondents rated Macron positively, while 78% said he is not “a good President of the Republic” Caliber.Az reports, citing Seneweb.  

Odoxa described the decline as a “record collapse,” marking a six-point drop—the steepest fall in his eight-year tenure.

Meanwhile, figures from France’s far-right National Rally remain more popular. Jordan Bardella, the party’s current president, and former leader Marine Le Pen received favourable ratings of 37% and 36%, respectively.

Newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has also seen his popularity rise sharply. The poll gives him a 32% approval rating, ten points above Macron this month, and 12 points higher than in the previous survey—his strongest monthly gain to date. Lecornu now ranks seventh in overall political popularity, up from 21st in June.

Despite these gains, Lecornu remains under scrutiny. A separate poll for Le Figaro and Backbone on September 25 found 56% of French citizens considered his early performance “satisfactory,” while 65% expressed doubts about his ability to form a government meeting public expectations.

By Aghakazim Guliyev