François Bayrou's popularity rating is historically low, according to Ifop

Never has a Prime Minister taken office with such a low popularity rating. According to the Ifop-Journal du Dimanche barometer, published this Sunday, December 22, François Bayrou does not total only 34% positive or very positive reviewss.

Since 1959 and the appointment of Michel Debré, Ifop, which has been carrying out this barometer for decades, has not not found such high levels of unpopularity for a head of government after taking office.

The total number of people dissatisfied with François Bayrou, who hopes to form his government in the coming days, dgreatly exceeds that recorded by Michel Barnier last September (55%), by Gabriel Attal in January (46%) and by Elisabeth Borneone May 2022 (43%).

On the other hand, the entire political class is not doing as badly as François Bayrou. Emmanuel Macron in the first place, who observes an increase of 2 points in positive opinions compared to last month (24%). “The Trump-Zelensky meeting in Paris and the reopening of Notre-Dame are helping to slightly restore his image,” said Frédéric Dabi, the director of Ifop. “Emmanuel Macron finds a little oxygen in the distinction of the presidential function he occupies compared to the rest of the political staff,” he adds.

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