Gabriel Attal's debut at Matignon is judged favorably by 37% of French people, while Emmanuel Macron's action is approved by 30% of them, according to the first monthly
Ipsos
barometer for La Tribune published on Saturday.
37% of French people approve of the action of the new head of government, and 37% disapprove of it.
Gabriel Attal is Emmanuel Macron's Prime Minister who is off to the best start.
Shortly after their arrival, Edouard Philippe recorded 31% favorable judgments, Jean Castex 33% and Elisabeth Borne 27%, according to previous Ipsos barometers.
As for Emmanuel Macron, 30% of respondents consider his action favorable, and 65% unfavorable.
Within the new Attal government, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, at Bercy for almost 7 years, is the most popular (44%), followed by his colleague at the Interior Gérald Darmanin (32%) and Rachida Dati to Culture (23%).
“
It is both a satisfactory result
” for the defector from the Republicans, “
since she has just arrived, and
“at the same time, the sign that she will have to prove herself”, notes Brice Teinturier in La Tribune , Deputy CEO of Ipsos.
The Minister of Education Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, at the heart of a controversy linked to the schooling of her children, is last in the ranking (6%).
On the opposition side, the dynamics experienced by the National Rally are confirmed.
Marine Le Pen is considered the best right-wing opponent by 28% of those questioned, followed by Jordan Bardella (16%).
The leader of the National Rally is also the one whose accession to the Elysée would satisfy the most French people (36%), followed by Edouard Philippe (33%), and Gabriel Attal (31%).
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Only 9% of respondents believe that Laurent Wauquiez, president (LR) of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, is the best right-wing opponent and 15% would welcome his election in 2027. The survey was carried out in line from January 17 to 19, six days after the appointment of Gabriel Attal to Matignon, from a sample of 1,000 people representative of French people aged 18 and over (quota method).