Going back decades to 1959, Ifop said it had not seen such a low rating for a prime minister getting started in the job.
They questioned 2,004 people representative of the French population between December 11 and 18.
Bayrou is the sixth prime minister of President Emmanuel Macron’s mandate, and the fourth of 2024. Each has served for a shorter period than the last one.
Bayrou’s predecessor Michel Barnier was France’s shortest-serving premier, lasting only three months.
Appointed on December 13, Bayrou has yet to submit his cabinet choices to Macron.
But he told France 2 television on Friday that he hoped his new team would be finalised over the weekend or “in any case before Christmas”. – AFP
