French President Macron's popularity rating lowest in 3 years, survey shows

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne also lost popularity in context of controversial pension reform plan, says Ipsos

French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating is at its lowest in three years, a survey showed. Research and consulting company Ipsos conducted a survey for the weekly magazine Le Point, whose results were published on the company's website on Wednesday. Macron's popularity is at its lowest in three years, reaching 32% after a 6-point fall, Ipsos said, in the context of a controversial pension reform plan. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's popularity also fell by 7 points, coming down to 27%, according to the survey. Macron even lost popularity among his Renaissance party sympathizers: 85% of them have a positive view of the president, which is an 11-point fall in a month. However, Ipsos' research showed that the fall in Macron's popularity did not profit the opposition. Leftist politicians such as Jean-Luc Melenchon (26%), Francois Ruffin (23%), and Manuel Bompard (11%) have seen their popularity levels unchanged. Right-wing politicians, including Valerie Pecresse (15%), Eric Ciotti (15%), and Marine Le Pen (35%) have all lost popularity points.