A month of "yellow vest" protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed Sunday, with analysts saying he will be forced to change his style of governing.
French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating slumped a further 14 points in August to hit 40 percent, following a sharp 10-point drop the previous month, according to a poll released Sunday.
A new poll on Thursday said two-thirds of rench people want their president to step down as the country is battling record unemployment and has seen a multiplication of political scandals in recent months.
Who is France's favourite celebrity? Which politician would the French rather go on holiday with? Whatever the question, the French seem to produce an opinion poll for it, and summer, it seems, is survey season. Here's an insight into the mood of the French with a look at the best of recent polls.
Nearly one in five residents of Brittany favour independence from France, according to an opinion poll whose results have sparked a censorship row in the Atlantic coastal region.
A survey in France published this week revealed 70 percent of the population believe there are too many foreigners living in the country and 74 percent believe Islam is not compatible with French society.
The furore surrounding a proposed gay marriage and adoption law has reached new heights, two days before it is due to be discussed in parliament. UMP deputies have have called for further discussion and a march in opposition is organised.
Nicolas Sarkozy's post-presidential legal woes deepened Wednesday when French anti-graft campaigners said they lodged a complaint against him for allegedly misusing public funds to pay for opinion polls.
President François Hollande is rating at an all time low compared to previous presidents at this stage of their time in office, according to popularity polls released the same day Hollande pledged €30 billion in new taxes to fund a two-year financial turnaround.
<p>Rightwing voters have a "more stable" and "less intense" sex life than leftwing voters, with lefties more likely to have indulged in practices such as anal sex. That’s according to a recent poll on politics and sex in France. </p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12px;">A recent poll shows that the shootings in Toulouse will not change the way the French vote in the upcoming elections. Buying power and unemployment remain top priorities, not national security.</span></p>
<p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy would beat Socialist rival Francois Hollande in the first round of the presidential election in April, according to a survey published Tuesday, the first time the incumbent has been ahead in opinion polls.</p>
<p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election hopes have failed to improve despite the sex scandal that felled his main challenger Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a new poll showed Sunday.</p>
