German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are watching their approval rating plummet. Merkel’s coalition almost broke down terminally last month of the migration matter, causing Merkel to call a meeting in Brussels to discuss it, which led to the effective defeat of one of her biggest feats, the migration resettlement mandate. Macron has seen his numbers grow in reverse over a scandal relative to one of his bodyguards, who employed excessive force against protesters.
Express news reports
PUBLIC, with ratings of French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition dropping to record lows, new polls have revealed.
Approval for Mrs Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and sister party Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) has plunged to its lowest level since 2006, according to an Emnid poll.
Support for Ms Merkel’s coalition dropped to just 29 per cent, down from 33 per cent in last September’s election.
It comes as the CSU faces the possibility of losing its absolute majority in Bavaria in October’s regional elections.
Tensions have been rising between the CDU and CSU following a disagreement over migrant policy a month ago.
The CSU wanted tighter border controls, which were rejected by Ms Merkel.
The row almost led to the collapse of the coalition.
And approval for Mr Macron has fallen to its lowest levels since the 40-year-old became president in May 2017.
His ratings dropped from 41 per cent to 37 per cent from July 18 to July 27, according to a survey by Ifop.
It follows the scandal after footage came to light of Mr Macron’s former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla assaulting May Day protestors wearing police riot gear.
Mr Macron suspended and later fired Mr Benalla.
The President came under fire for not coming down harder on his former bodyguard and was forced to deny that he was Mr Benalla’s lover.
He said: “Alexandre Benalla has never had the nuclear code. Alexandre Benalla is not my lover.”
But that’s not all that ailing them politically. On the matter of foreign policy, neither one of them could stop Trump’s tariffs, and neither one of them could stop him from exiting the JCPOA. Neither one of them have scored victories on saving the JCPOA either. Neither one of them have been able to effectively plan and carry out proposals to solve Europe’s problems. Europe’s security and energy policy are also still threatened by European Russophobia and fears of reprisal from Washington for investments in Iran.
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