If they do not hold it in their hearts, the French approve of François Bayrou's decision not to join the government.
Two days after his attack against the Macron/Attal couple and the
“Parisianism”
of the government, the mayor of Pau does not seduce his compatriots.
According to an Odoxa-Backbone Consulting survey for
Le Figaro
, 58% of French people say they have a bad opinion of the High Commissioner for Planning.
Since his peak of popularity in 2007, when he reached 75% good opinion, the president of MoDem has seen his rating drop considerably.
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It is among supporters of the National Rally (74%) and France Insoumise (62%) that François Bayrou arouses the most rejection.
An antipathy shared by 54% by environmentalists, who nevertheless reached out to him after his refusal to enter the government, and by 60% by the Republicans.
Quite surprisingly, proof that no one is a prophet in their country, it is the sympathizers of the socialist party (70%) who have the best opinion of the centrist compared to only 58% for the Macronist troops.
Four days after his acquittal in the
“parliamentary assistants”
affair , and while the Paris prosecutor's office has appealed, the image of an honest politician that he defends is damaged: 66% of French people consider that he does not tells them
“not the truth”
and 62% that he is not honest.
The one who has lost none of his ambitions for 2027 also suffers from a lack of charisma among 67% of French people.
His numerous local mandates also do not allow him to be perceived as particularly
“close to the people”
(45%) and
“sympathetic”
(49%).
On the other hand, the consistency of his political ideas is recognized, with 52% considering that he
“has deep convictions”
.
Last Wednesday,
“for lack of deep agreement on the policy to follow”
, the ephemeral Minister of Justice of Emmanuel Macron
“refused”
to make his return to the ministries.
A decision welcomed by 76% of French people.
His criticisms against the composition of Gabriel Attal's government, deemed
"too Parisian"
, were supported by 69%.
This support does not, however, suggest a desire on the part of the population to see the Béarnais occupy government functions.
Expected to recover National Education or to take charge of a large ministry on State Reform and Simplification, 56% of French people consider that he would not have been good for this position.
Worse, his political weight is crumbling in the eyes of the French, 63% of whom consider that his defection does not weaken the presidential majority.
Overall, the Attal government does not generate much enthusiasm among the French, with 63% being dissatisfied with its composition.
Only the appointments of the Prime Minister (54%) and the retention of Bruno Le Maire (52%) at Bercy satisfy a narrow majority.
Even the Dati
“phenomenon”
only appeals to a third (35%) of those administered.