The EU establishment’s popularity continues to slide, with France’s President Macron approval numbers sinking to their lowest level since being elected.
France: Support for President Macron (EM-*) drops down to record low: 30%. (YouGov poll) #Macron
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 1, 2018
France’s government as a whole has an approval rating of just 28%, with Macron bombing down 11 points. His current level of support is back down to the low levels seen back in September.
France, YouGov poll:
President Macron Approval Rating
Approve: 30% (-11)
Disapprove: 58% (+13)Field work: 21/02/18 – 22/02/18
Sample size: 1,026— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 1, 2018
With Angela Merkel also severely weakened in Germany, this increasingly looks like the dying days of the open door, EU federalist era. Eurosceptic forces are now making gains at every election in the continent – and Italy on Sunday could well be next.