Macron's Popularity Slides to Lowest Since Taking Office in Poll

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Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has dropped to its lowest level since the French president took office 18 months ago, according to a poll by Ifop for the Journal du Dimanche weekly and published a day after he faced his biggest demonstration across the country.

Macron’s rating dropped four points in November from a month ago, to 25, while his Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s fell 7 points to 34, pollster Ifop said in a release. The number showing dissatisfaction with Macron climbed to 73 in November from 70 a month earlier, Ifop also said.