国际英语资讯:News Analysis: 100 days in office, French President Macrons approval rating drops to 36 pc
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="his">his</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 36 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="era">era</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="unpopularity">unpopularity</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> 10 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="predecessor">predecessor</span> <span word="Francois">Francois</span> <span word="Hollande">Hollande</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ifop">Ifop</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 66.10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 8, 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budgetary">budgetary</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2017 <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="moralize">moralize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5 <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="October">October</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mastered">mastered</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="Jacques">Jacques</span> <span word="Mezard">Mezard</span>, <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Territorial">Territorial</span> <span word="Cohesion">Cohesion</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="RTL">RTL</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p>
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