Posted on 07/23/2017 5:07:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A poll out Sunday shows the popularity rating of France’s new President Emmanuel Macron has slumped 10 points to hit 54 percent over the past month.
While Macron has made a strong start on the world stage and won a solid majority in parliament, his first three months in power have not been completely trouble-free.
He was widely criticised by opponents and the press as heavy-handed after a row over budget cuts that ended with the resignation of a highly-regarded military chief.
The 39-year-old leader has also backed a controversial bill to toughen France’s security laws that includes measures some rights groups have branded as draconian.
His majority in parliament has drawn concern, with opponents and several newspapers expressing concern over the concentration of power in the presidency. …
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That was quick, altho 54% is still respectable. He has a long road downhill ahead of him.
I wonder what his mother er wife thinks of this?
The French elect these Socialists with great fanfare, then immediately start to hate them. Morons
Typical French deal. They’ve been doing this since the founding of the Third Republic in 1871.
Macron recently broke a campaign promise to increase defense spending, instead cutting it.
The Chief of General Staff resigned.
I feel a tweet from Trump coming...
Forget that, they’ve been doing that since 1789.
Honestly, there needs to be a way to get RID of the French Revolution from them once and for all, to FORCE them to become the Sister of Rome once again.
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