Macron’s Popularity Dips as French Fuel Tax Revolt Simmers

Macron’s Popularity Dips as French Fuel Tax Revolt Simmers
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on Oct. 9, 2018. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
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PARIS—Emmanuel Macron’s popularity took a further hit in recent weeks, according to a poll on Nov. 18, 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).