France : Most popular political figures 2017

This statistic shows the ranking of French political figures with the most support from citizens in France in January 2017. According to the ranking the former Minister of Economy Emmanuel Macron was at the top of the ranking, with 40 percent of the French people supporting him or sympathizing with him.

Ranking of French political figures with the highest level of public support in France in January 2017*

Characteristic	Rate of public support
Emmanuel Macron	40%
Alain Juppé	34%
François Fillon	32%
Jean-Luc Mélenchon	32%
Arnaud Montebourg	28%
François Bayrou	28%
Marine Le Pen	26%
Christiane Taubira	25%
Nicolas Sarkozy	24%
Ségolène Royal	23%
Benoît Hamon	23%
Manuel Valls	23%

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Release date

January 2017

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Region

France

Survey time period

January 12-13, 2017

Number of respondents

984 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Pour chacune des personnalités politiques suivantes, dites-nous si vous la soutenez, si vous éprouvez de la sympathie pour elle, si vous ressentez de l’indifférence à son égard ou si vous la rejetez."

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