A narrow majority of French people support the government's plan to cut benefits for the unemployed. A majority of people are against the plan to reduce benefits for people over 55 years of age.
Only 45% of people believe that the new measures will be effective in reducing the number of people who are unemployed. The majority of those who support the plan are from the right-wing of the French political party, the Socialist Party. The largest share of people in favor of the plan is from the centre-right.