French Poll Reveals Majority Want Political Reform and End to Macron’s Presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures at the Elysee Palace as French left-wing coalition accuses Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy after he has rejected the New Popular FrontR
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A total of 74% of the French disapprove of President Emmanuel Macron and 52% of respondents said a president should not have the right to run for more than one term, according to a poll conducted by the Odoxa research company for the French newspaper La Depeche. Among supporters of the right-wing National Rally party, 94% disapproved of the president’s actions, while 86% of supporters of the left-wing France Unbowed said the same. At the same time, 24% of respondents said they supported the current president. The French are extremely concerned about the political crisis in the country and are calling for major administrative reforms, with 56% of respondents believing that a transition to the Sixth Republic is necessary, the poll showed. 
WorldIs West About to Get Another ‘Lame Duck’ President as French Gov’t Faces Collapse? 3 December, 10:02 GMTAccording to the survey, supporters of centrist parties prefer former prime ministers Michel Barnier and Edouard Philippe. Philippe ranks first in French political preferences with 36% of the vote, followed by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella of the National Rally (35%), while former prime ministers Gabriel Attal and Michel Barnier are supported by 32% and 30%, respectively. Meanwhile, 24% of respondents have a positive opinion of the newly appointed prime minister, Francois Bayrou. The poll was conducted online on December 11-12 and involved 1,005 people. The margin of error was not given.
