Jérôme Sainte-Marie: "The feeling of national unity is very real, but remains fragile"

Polling Vox is a research and consultancy company specializing in opinion issues. Last work published by the author: “Block against block, the dynamics of macronism” (Éditions du Cerf, 2019).

As dramatic as it is, the health crisis we are going through does not prevent us from thinking about the political transformations it could bring about. Opinion polls continue to be carried out and provide useful information. Several have shown a clear revival in popularity of the executive, which can be estimated, on average, with regard to the President of the Republic, at a dozen points. To appreciate the scope of this development, and consider the conditions for the sustainability of this unitary revival, it is appropriate to recall other crises, with other heads of state. It is also necessary to analyze the factors of this new favor encountered by the government in public opinion.

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