He has repeatedly affirmed his support for Emmanuel Macron in view of the presidential election of 2022. However, many French people already imagine the mayor of Le Havre at the Élysée.
Édouard Philippe, former prime minister of Emmanuel Macron and president of the right-wing Horizons party, is considered "
competent
", "
convincing
" and "
sympathetic
" by more than 60% of French people, according to an Odoxa-Mascaret barometer for LCP, Public Senate and the regional press.
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Precious qualities to be a good President of the Republic.
More than six out of ten French people believe that Édouard Philippe "
will return to the forefront of the political scene
", and they are 65% to think that he "
would be a better president than Emmanuel Macron
".
Results that come as the popularity of Emmanuel Macron begins to decline.
According to this poll, only 39% of French people today believe that Emmanuel Macron is a good President of the Republic, ie 5% less than in December.
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The remarks made by the Head of State in January would perhaps have something to do with it.
In an interview with
Le Parisien
, Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to "
annoy
" the unvaccinated.
A declaration that had convinced on the bottom, but not on the form.
According to this survey, 59% of French people now see the President of the Republic as someone "
brutal
", while only 23% think that this qualifier applies to Édouard Philippe.
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In an image duel between the two men, Édouard Philippe also inspires more confidence in a majority of French people (66%), while Emmanuel Macron only convinces 30%.
Among those polled, 59% even consider that the former prime minister has "
the greatest stature of a statesman
".
Despite a certain drop in the polls, Emmanuel Macron remains at the top of the voting intentions, greatly exceeding his competitors.
His former prime minister is not in the race, but the results of this poll suggest that he would be in a good position.