France’s two main monthly opinion ratings surveys were released today, and they will be re-assuring for both President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Despite much controversy surrounding the En Marche! government’s labour, education, taxation, budgetary and policing reforms, there is only the smallest downward movement in French voters’ approval of the two men’s […]
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French government turns the corner with Elabe
Today’s monthly political ratings survey from Elabe brings good news for both President Macron and PM Philippe as their approval ratings move up after having fallen over a politically difficult summer. In answer to Elabe’s question ‘do you have confidence or not that the President can tackle the problems facing the country?’ some 40 per […]
Fillon within one point of the lead
With just six days to go until the first round of French Presidential elections, polls are coming thick and fast. Of today’s three surveys, the lunchtime daily ‘rolling’ from Opinionway has inevitably attracted the most attention – as it shows Francois Fillon within one point of the leaders, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron, who […]
Tension rises as French poll gaps narrow
A week ago the indications were clearly present that France was moving towards a serious four-way contest in the Presidential first round. That has been richly confirmed in the seven days since, with the gap between the leading four candidates narrowing further – it stands at between three and seven points across this week’s 16 […]
France moves towards a four-horse race
We now have two polls entirely completed after the second Presidential TV debate and they confirm that Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s highly-regarded performance on Tuesday evening is translating into improved voting intentions, just as happened after the first debate. In Odoxa’s survey for Le Point out this Friday afternoon, the leftist candidate achieves his best result of […]
Mélenchon notches up second debate ‘win’
Two week ago Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s superior performance in the first French Presidential TV debate provided the launching pad for a rapid surge in the polls, taking him clearly ahead of Benoit Hamon. Last night’s second encounter again saw the France Insoumise candidate being considered the winner according to two instant opinion polls. 6.6 […]