Public opinion is clearly no longer on the side of Emmanuel Macron, and it is not his repeated trips that will change anything there, for the time being.
This is indicated by the Backbone consulting survey carried out for
Le Figaro
, revealing that a majority of the population (70%) "
understands
" the "
casserolades
" - these concerts of saucepans which now welcome the President and his ministers during their field visits.
Deploying in the media will not sway public opinion either.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (65%) say they "
no longer listen to what Emmanuel
Macron
says ".
He who has however multiplied the speeches in recent weeks by speaking during a television interview on TF1 and France 2, during a solemn address or even in the context of an interview with the readers of
Parisian
.
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The institute specifies that the head of state "
is no longer listened to except by his own supporters
", with 84% of Renaissance sympathizers still paying attention to him, only one in two LR sympathizers (51%) and a minority of socialists (39%), environmentalists (36%), rebels (30%) and supporters of the National Rally (15%).
May 1 perspective
If they no longer listen to the tenant of the Élysée, it is because the French (76%) no longer believe in his promises.
These have however been numerous lately, Emmanuel Macron announcing for example the increase in the remuneration of teachers.
“
They think there is a real problem of timing in these announcements.
7 out of 10 French people think that these are not
“
made at the right time
”
(72%) and that they are
“
just a way of trying to buy social peace
”, comments the president of Odoxa, Gaël Sliman.
This context of hostility and mistrust leads unsurprisingly to strong support for the mobilization emerging on the occasion of May Day.
65% of the opinion is thus in favor, "
that is to say constant support for the mobilization for 4 months
" and the twelve days of protest already organized.
The intention to participate is even on the rise, since "
16% of our fellow citizens tell us that they intend (...) to participate
'
in one way or another
'" - that's three points of more than last April 13.
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“
Nothing indicates that the movement is ready to stop
”, also underlines Gaël Sliman.
The government may try to turn the page on pensions by unveiling its “roadmap”, “
60% of French people want the mobilization to continue after this day of May 1
”.
