The June and July legislative elections, announced by the President of the Republic after the dissolution of the National Assembly on June 9, were to be, explained Emmanuel Macron, “an act of trust in our people, in democracy, in the republican spirit, in our national common sense”.
The significant turnout in these early elections, including a four-point jump between the two rounds on June 23 and July 7, was then interpreted as a “sign of vitality”proof that he “There is a need for democratic expression in the country”The Head of State rejoiced again in his letter to the French of July 10.
A few months later, a study by the Ipsos institute, carried out from September 13 to 27 with a representative sample of the French population of 1,005 people, shows that this presentation largely amounted to, if not denial, at least optimism. exaggerated. . The structural discontent of the French with the functioning of democracy took a significant leap the day after the elections: 55% of those surveyed by Ipsos declared themselves dissatisfied (4 points more than in 2023) and 74% of them, this performance has deteriorated in the last five years.
If 46% believe that the government represents their points of view and priorities, only 16% believe that it brings concrete results to citizens. a number “catastrophic”judges the director of Ipsos, Brice Teinturier. “The dissolution was totally misunderstood by the French, points out the siren. They believe it has brought much more harm than good. » Regarding the clarification announced by Emmanuel Macron, “It resulted in further confusion”with a National Assembly divided into three and a minority government. “The disavowal is total”Dyer concludes.
The institute carried out the same study in seven other democracies (Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Spain and the United States). The comparison is not flattering for France, which has a record proportion of dissatisfied people.
57% believe that politicians favor the rich and powerful.
If the French feel poorly represented at the national level, the local level is, on the contrary, popular: 71% of those surveyed consider that the municipality represents their points of view and priorities well, 54% have a positive perception of the region.
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