At the same time, 36% of French respondents would like the new prime minister to represent either the Socialist Party or the Republicans Party, the document said, adding that only 28% would prefer a candidate from French President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party.
According to the survey, 40% of the French consider incumbent Prime Minister Gabriel Attal a good governmental leader. Meanwhile, 39% of respondents support the candidacy of Jordan Bardella, the leader of the National Rally.
The top five most popular candidates among the French public also include ex-French Labor Minister Xavier Bertrand (32%), European Central Bank governor Christine Lagarde (30%) and French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (29%), the survey read.
The candidacy of Lucie Castets, nominated by the left-wing New Popular Front bloc as a candidate for the post, is supported by only 17% of the French, the data showed.
The survey was conducted online among 1,083 French people aged 18 and older between August 19-20, 2024. The margin of error ranged from 1.4 to 3.1 percentage points.
The results of the French polls left the country facing a hung parliament, with no party holding a majority. The New Popular Front, a broad alliance that includes France Unbowed, the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists, came out on top in the runoff, seizing 182 seats in the lower-house National Assembly. The centrists came in second with 168 seats, while National Rally won 143 seats.