The French public continues to sour on President Emmanuel Macron, whose popularity has fallen to a record low as the race to replace him in the Élysée Palace is starting to ramp up.
\n\nThe latest survey from Ipsos bva-CESI has found that President Macron’s popularity rating in France stands at just 16 per cent, a new record low after falling from 21 per cent in July, Le Figaro reported.
\n\nEven among supporters of Macron’s centrist governing bloc — the Horizons, Modem, and Renaissance parties — only 53 per cent still have a favourable view of the president.
\n\nThe picture is similarly bleak for Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who only 20 per cent of the public have a favourable opinion of, down from 27 per cent in July.
\n\nAll government ministers are currently underwater in the polls, with Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin leading the pack at just 38 per cent popularity, followed by Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez at 25 per cent, and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at 12 per cent.
\n\nWith just over seven months until French voters head to the polls to select their next president, with Macron being prevented from running again by term…
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