Macron's confidence rating rebounds to 26%, a one-year high
A diplomacy-driven bounce, with PM Lecornu matching him exactly, as the final year of the term opens
Summary
An Elabe poll for Les Échos (online 2–3 June 2026, n=1,001) found 26% trust Emmanuel Macron to tackle the country's problems, up 6 points on May and his highest since May 2025. PM Sebastien Lecornu landed the identical 26% (+3), a rare exact synchronization. In the personalities ranking, RN's Jordan Bardella led at 38%, ahead of Édouard Philippe (33%) and Gabriel Attal (32%). The rebound coincides with Macron's run of diplomacy — the Macron lands a record €93bn at Choose France, half of it a SoftBank AI bet haul, the Rwanda memorial, and the Trump signs the US–Iran deal at Macron's Versailles dinner — as he enters the final year of his term before the spring 2027 presidential election. Absolute confidence in France remains low.
By the numbers
- 26% — Macron's confidence rating (+6 on May).
- 26% — Lecornu's identical figure (+3).
- 38% / 33% / 32% — Bardella, Philippe, Attal in the personalities ranking.
- 1,001 — sample, surveyed 2–3 June 2026.
Why it matters
A six-point jump gives Macron rare political breathing room, and the read is that foreign-policy wins, not domestic reform, drove it. But 26% is still a minority, and Bardella's commanding lead signals where the 2027 contest is heading regardless of the bounce.
What to watch
- Whether the bounce survives once the diplomatic news cycle fades.
- Lecornu's trajectory as the government faces the autumn budget.
- Bardella and the RN's standing as 2027 nears.