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Results of public opinion survey titled "What Do the French Trust?" revealed

04 March 2025 15:22 (UTC +04:00)

The Center for Political Research operating under the Institute of Political Studies in France published the results of a public opinion survey titled “What Do the French Trust?” in February (attached), APA reports.

The survey was conducted by the "Opinion Way" organization of France:

- Trust in the government is very low – only 23%. The trust in Prime Minister François Bayrou is also very low – 27%.

- 23% trust in President E. Macron.

- Trust in national institutions is also very low. The trust in the French National Assembly (NA) is only 24%.

- Only 40% of the French trust their own MPs.

- More than half (52%) of the French believe there is nothing to be proud of in the country’s democratic system.

- 72% emphasize that democracy is functioning poorly in the country.

- 48% of the French think that no issues are progressing under democracy and support the idea of having less democracy and more efficiency. 73% wish for a true leader to restore order in France.

- Amid the ongoing political chaos in the country, 65% of the French prefer to focus on their personal lives rather than politics.