Following Sébastien Lecornu’s general policy statement at the National Assembly on October 14, 2025, Ifop conducted a survey for LCI of French people’s reactions to the Prime Minister’s speech.nnSébastien Lecornu’s general policy statement, delivered at the National Assembly on October 14, 2025, was a widely followed political moment: 64% of French people said they had watched or heard about it, including 11% in full, 19% in part and 34% via the media, while 36% said they had heard nothing about it.nnIn terms of image, the speech was judged clear by 63% of French people who watched or heard about it, sincere by 51%, and reassuring by 32%. Sébastien Lecornu seems to be getting his message across, but is struggling to establish himself as a unifying figure. The dimension of conviction is particularly revealing of this ambivalence: while nearly four out of ten French people find him convincing, another 61% think the opposite. This result is highly polarized politically: 92% of Renaissance supporters believe he has been convincing, compared with just 35% for Les Républicains, 21% for Rassemblement national and 17% for La France insoumise.nnThe major announcement of the speech – the suspension of pension reform until the presidential election of 2027 – was widely supported: 66% of French people felt that Sébastien Lecornu was right to propose it, compared with 34% who felt he was wrong. This support largely crosses partisan divides: it reaches 69% among La France insoumise supporters and 91% in the Socialist Party, as well as 68% among Les Ecologistes. It rises to 72% among those close to Renaissance, and also remains in the majority among RN sympathizers (55%). On the other hand, Republican sympathizers are less in favor of suspending the pension reform, with only 44% in favor.nnOn the other hand, confidence in Sébastien Lecornu’s ability to reduce the deficit and debt remains low: only 35% of French people trust him (including 3% “completely”), against 65% who don’t.nnOn the institutional front, the wish to dissolve the National Assembly now concerns 51% of French people. This level, although still in the majority, is down on the peak of 66% measured at the beginning of October. However, this wish remains very strong among RN (73%) and La France insoumise (55%) supporters, while it is very low among Renaissance supporters (20%). Finally, when it comes to predicting a possible dissolution, only 37% of French people think Emmanuel Macron will do so in the coming months. This figure marks a clear drop compared with August (49%), September (52%) and early October (53%), revealing a continuing discrepancy between the desire for dissolution and the perception of its likelihood.
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