Renewal, reforms... The French are suspicious and divided on the "new Macron"

It was however one of Emmanuel Macron's ambitions on April 13, 2020, during the speech announcing the deconfinement calendar:

Two years later, and despite a large re-election, public opinion seems to remain unmoved by such a promise of renewal.

According to an Odoxa BackBone-Consulting poll for Le Figaro, 65% of French people consider that the President of the Republic has not changed since 2017.

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The same proportion also believes that Emmanuel Macron

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Given that 72% predict that the Head of State will not change his way of leading, he is keeping an eye on the choice of the future government team.

Which must in particular apply the “new method” promised during the campaign.

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Likewise, the president's reforming DNA does not find much resonance in a very divided opinion.

While the candidate had made pension reform one of the centerpieces of his second five-year term, only 50% of French people think that Emmanuel Macron will manage to implement his project.

49% predict that he will not be able to follow through on his promises.

An even stronger pessimism when it comes to evoking the president's action to improve purchasing power (67% fear that he will not revive it) or to strengthen security (68% are of the opinion opposite).

Macron considered dynamic and courageous

The only positive points for Emmanuel Macron at the start of his new mandate: his image features.

If the tenant of the Élysée is considered a good president by 40% of French people, he is considered dynamic by 65% ​​of his compatriots, and courageous by 56% of them.

Described as brutal at the start of the year by 59% of the public – a rate reinforced by his desire to

the non-vaccinated “-, Emmanuel Macron is only so for 49%.

A similar part also praises his skills at the head of the country.

One month before the legislative elections, less than the majority of French people (40%) finally expect the National Assembly to be a brake on the policy of the President of the Republic.

Opposition in the street (53%) and civil society (45%) are much more feared.

The fear of a new social movement, like that of the "yellow vests" which had paralyzed the country for several months.