The head of government notably gains 12 points among 18-24 year olds (49% satisfied) compared to July, according to Ifop’s monthly August barometer published by the “Journal du Dimanche”.
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Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne’s popularity rating is up three points (41%) and exceeds that of Emmanuel Macron (37%, -1 point), in Ifop’s August monthly barometer published by the Sunday newspaperSunday, August 21.
The Prime Minister records a three-point increase among people declaring themselves “rather satisfied” compared to the previous delivery of this barometer, in July. In particular, it gains 12 points among 18-24 year olds (49% satisfied).
Elisabeth Borne loses 12 points among respondents saying they are close to the Socialist Party (32%), but on the other hand gains 5 points among those close to the Republicans (LR), with 49% satisfied.
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating is almost stable compared to July, with a drop of 1 point (37%) in “total satisfied” and an increase of 1 point (63%) in “total dissatisfied”. The Head of State has lost 4 satisfaction points since May, after his re-election.
“For the first time since the start of the health crisis, the Head of State is in the minority in all categories of the population”writes the JDD. “It’s unheard of for a re-elected president”notes in the columns of the newspaper the director general of the opinion department of Ifop, Frédéric Dabi.
The survey was conducted among a sample of 986 people representative of the French population aged 18 and over, according to the quota method, with a margin of error of between 1.4 and 3.1 points.