Maybe an update on Macron's popularity.
While he suffered a free fall in his approval ratings in the summer (unprecedented since Chirac 1995), and was on his way to become the most unpopular president in History, his numbers stabilized in September and since are improving.
A new poll released today (Ifop for JDD) shows that 52% of French approve Macron's job as president (up 6 points in a month, 10 points in two months), another poll (Ifop for Paris Match) has him at 50%. Other polling institutes (BVA, Harris, and Odoxa) have him on the high 40s and will release their December's numbers soon.
In two other polls (Ipsos and Elabe) his numbers are around 40%, but in those two poll, even after his inauguration, he never was at 50% and their undecided numbers are high.
His favorability rating is also improving, with 57% of favorability, 3rd among French politicians.
A such movement toward popularity after becoming unpopular is unique in normal circumstances. It only happens with Mitterrand and Chirac during cohabitation periods, and for Chirac with the Iraq crisis in 2003.
The reasons given by the pollsters to explain this movement are that the people are the feeling that Macron is doing what he promised during the campaign, they feel that his policy is coherent, and they approve his credibility as President especially on the international stage.
There hasn’t been a single good French President since WWII. Macron included.
