Nearly 9 out of 10 French people consider France “in decline”: what are their concerns?

This is an issue considered a priority, except among supporters of the right-wing Les Républicains (LR) party. “Difficulties in terms of purchasing power” remain the primary concern of the French who overwhelmingly (38%) place it at the top, according to an annual Ipsos-Sopra Steria* survey published Monday. Asked about the issues that concern them most “personally”the latter place behind purchasing power, “environmental protection” (23%) et “the level of delinquency (22%), according to this survey on “French fractures” pour The Worldthe Sciences Po Political Research Center (Cevipof) the Jean-Jaurès Foundation and the Montaigne Institute.

However, supporters of the right-wing Les Républicains (LR) party are primarily concerned about “level of delinquency” (34%) while among supporters of the National Rally, it is above all “the level of immigration” (50%) which takes priority.

“Horrified by the events of extreme violence”

Another lesson from this survey, France “is in decline” for nearly nine out of ten French people (87%, 18 points more compared to the presidential election in 2017). “The French are horrified, even paralyzed, by the events of extreme violence that they witness, live or through the media,” analyzes Brice Teinturier, Deputy Managing Director of Ipsos. But 53% of them consider that this “is not irreversible”. And only 3% of French people say they “satisfied or appeased” when asked about their feeling of belonging to an “angry and very anti-establishment” country.

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*The survey was carried out online from November 14 to 21, with a sample of 3,000 people aged 18 and over, using the quota method.