France's Macron set for biggest majority since De Gaulle - poll

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France's Macron set for biggest majority since De Gaulle - poll

By Dominique Vidalon and Leigh Thomas

REUTERS

 

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, June 3, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron's party is set to win the biggest parliamentary majority for a French president since Charles de Gaulle's 1968 landslide, a survey of voter intentions for the coming legislative elections showed on Tuesday.

 

Such a majority would give Macron's government a strong mandate to push ahead with economic reforms, starting with a pro-business overhaul of France's labour code, a notoriously difficult area of policy to agree with trade unions.

 

Macron's centrist Republic On The Move (LREM) party, which launched in April last year and has revolutionised the French political scene, was seen scoring 29.5 percent of the vote in the June 11 first round, the Ipsos Sopra-Steria poll found.

 

With a solid lead ahead of other parties, LREM would go on to win 385-415 seats out of 577 in the lower house of parliament in a June 18 second round of voting, the poll showed.

 

The projected majority fits with a Cevipof survey for Le Monde on Friday, and would be the strongest since voters rallied behind former president and wartime hero De Gaulle in 1968 after student revolts and nationwide general strikes.

 

The conservative Republicans and their allies were seen at 23 percent, with the National Front on 17 percent, the hard-left France Unbowed 12.5 percent and the Socialists 8.5 percent.

 

LREM's first round lead has narrowed from 31 percent the last time the poll was conducted a week ago after Macron's former campaign chief - now a cabinet minister - came under investigation for past financial dealings.

 

The investigation into the activities of Richard Ferrand took a new turn on Tuesday as a media report said investigators had raided a business headquarters linked to their inquiries.

 

But that has so far done little to dent Macron's popularity after he beat the National Front's leader Marine Le Pen. Sixty percent of those surveyed said they were satisfied with Macron.

 

And, after the first round eliminates any candidate who gathers less than 12.5 percent of the vote, Macron's candidates will be strongly placed across the country to win the decisive second round, pollsters say.

 

In the second round, the poll projected that The Republicans party would win just 105-125 seats in parliament, the Socialists 25-35 seats, France Unbowed 12-22 seats and the National Front 5-15 seats.

 

The poll, conducted on June 2-4 for France Televisions and radiofrance with a sample of 2,103 people, also found that 68 percent of those surveyed had definitely made up their minds about whom they would vote for.

 

That rose to 75 percent for those backing Macron's party.

 

(Additional reporting by Michel Rose; Editing by Andrew Callus and Louise Ireland)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-06-07

[Jingthing]

Wow!

 

[darksidedog]

Macron, new to the job has a 60% approval rating, while Mr. Trump is at 36%. While 43% now approve impeachment. Mr. Macron is clearly doing and saying something right. Mr. Trump, who is of course, always right in everything, might want to question why so few people agree with his work to date.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-poll-favourability-job-approval-more-american-support-removal-latest-a7775781.html

[nausea]

I think Trump and Macron are aspects of the same phenomenon, people rejecting the current political establishment; it doesn't bode well for May, but we'll see. The Trump/Macron popularity comparison is unfair - talking the talk and walking the walk are two different things.

[mfd101]

With the sole exception of his recent little joke about the Comoriens, Macron hasn't put a foot wrong either before or since his election. He has shown enormous skill, determination, good planning & understanding of symbolism in politics. And he's had a good measure of good luck too.

 

Given the unattractive alternatives in France on his left and his right, we can only wish him all the best for his economic reform programs. ['Reform'? 'Change'? OK, everyone out!]

[Jonnapat]

Not often I make a comment but I find it absolutely amazing that 36% of the American people could actually believe that Trump is doing a good job.

[sanukjim]

And De Gaulle was another idiot.

[sanukjim]

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Macron, new to the job has a 60% approval rating, while Mr. Trump is at 36%. While 43% now approve impeachment. Mr. Macron is clearly doing and saying something right. Mr. Trump, who is of course, always right in everything, might want to question why so few people agree with his work to date.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-poll-favourability-job-approval-more-american-support-removal-latest-a7775781.html

Trump is actually 2%  more favorable rating then Bill Clinton was at the same stage after his first election.Many people through out the world dislike him because they can't fit him into any category like the "Kiss Axx Meaty Mouth" politicians in the world.

Edited June 7, 2017 by sanukjim

[tomacht8]

3 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Macron, new to the job has a 60% approval rating, while Mr. Trump is at 36%. While 43% now approve impeachment. Mr. Macron is clearly doing and saying something right. Mr. Trump, who is of course, always right in everything, might want to question why so few people agree with his work to date.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-poll-favourability-job-approval-more-american-support-removal-latest-a7775781.html

Both are new to their job.
Macron has an educated and cultured approach to his conversation partners.
He is able to think himself in the position of his interlocutors and can understand complex facts.
On the international stage he tries to build friendships, and to find similarities in the political views.

Trump is just the opposite. Rude, impolite, loudmouth, not learn and team able.
On the international stage he transforms friends into enemies, especially through his uncultivated behavior.
It is also probably due to his senility.

The French president appears educated and intelligent, while the US president appears as an illegal liquor burner from the deepest Everglades.

 

[hhinhh]

We can expect more political landslides in Europe.

Hope all of them are going the direction of Macron and not like in Poland.

[Retiredandhappyhere]

10 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Macron, new to the job has a 60% approval rating, while Mr. Trump is at 36%. While 43% now approve impeachment. Mr. Macron is clearly doing and saying something right. Mr. Trump, who is of course, always right in everything, might want to question why so few people agree with his work to date.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-poll-favourability-job-approval-more-american-support-removal-latest-a7775781.html

But...but... Macron has not done anything yet.  Just wait until he takes on the traditionally-hostile Unions by trying to liberalise the labour laws, enabling easier hiring and firing.  I can foresee street protests and more if he tries to go too far.