Dissolution, Censorship... The French Are Divided Over the Future of the Government and the National Assembly, According to a Poll

As Emmanuel Macron regains his power of dissolution next week, half of French people want him to use it, while 56% want François Bayrou 's government to be overthrown by a motion of censure , according to an Ifop-Fiducial poll for Sud Radio.

Half of French people (50%) say they want the National Assembly to be dissolved and new legislative elections to be held in the coming months, nine points more than in June 2025. But only 34% believe Emmanuel Macron will implement this in the coming months.

Unsurprisingly, those who want the dissolution are in the majority among left-wing supporters (62%), including 72% among Insoumis supporters and 58% among socialist supporters. They are also 68% among Reconquête and RN supporters.

Conversely, only 43% of right-wing supporters are in favour, and only 29% of supporters of the presidential majority.

A majority (56%) also say they would like François Bayrou's government to be overthrown by a motion of censure, 13 points more than in January 2025.

LFI supporters (87%), like RN supporters (67%), are largely in favor, ahead of those of the Ecologists (60%) and the Socialist Party (56%). But only 35% of supporters of the Republicans and 18% of Renaissance supporters are in favor.

To everyone's surprise, Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly on June 9, 2024, the evening of European elections largely won by the far right. New elections a month later resulted in a fragmented parliament with no majority.

According to the Constitution, the head of state could not dissolve the Assembly a second time before a year.