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Macrons Approval in France Falls to Trump Level
August 14, 2017 at 10:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
A new YouGov poll in France finds French president Emmanuel Macrons approval rate at just 36%, just a few months after winning the election with 65% of the vote.
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https://politicalwire.com/2017/08/14/macrons-approval-france-falls-trump-level/
MFM008
(19,834 posts)Had maggot as guest of honor on Bastille day......
drray23
(7,638 posts)I know, I was born there. In France, the national past time is to denigrate the government, no matter which . We have strikes every fall for example.
Sometimes its justified, most of the time its just the usual grumpiness. A few years ago. it was called "morosite" (mo-ro-zee-te). Basically a state of pessimism and discontent. On the other hand, this constant pressure on the politicians is what keeps them from proposing crazy stuff that would affect poor people negatively so its not all bad.
However, this has to be seen in context. President Obama has a high popularity rating still. If he was actually governing in France, it would drop like a stone.
Wounded Bear
(58,773 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)He made that hideous comment about African women needing to quit having babies. Statistically Africa is not even close the highest country for having a lot of children.