Macron's popularity dips as French fuel tax revolt simmers


  • World
  • Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

French CRS police secure a position as a man wearing a yellow vest, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher fuel prices, lays on the road in Antibes, France, November 17, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron's popularity took a further hit in recent weeks, according to a poll on Sunday, as fuel tax protests rumbled on across France in the latest sign of discontent with the president's economic reforms.

Only 25 percent of those questioned in an Ifop poll between Nov. 9 and 17 said they were satisfied with Macron, down from 29 percent in October, according to the survey of almost 2,000 people published in the Journal du Dimanche (JDD).

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