"Effect Notre Dame": the popularity of Emmanuel Macron rose several points after the tragic fire

The popularity of the French president, Emmanuel Macron showed a sharp rise of three points just days after the fire of Notre Dame, a level that had not reached since last September, according to a BVA survey conducted for RTL radio.

According to various commentators, the increase could be related to an effect called "Our Lady", triggered by the claim of the Head of State to the unity of the country facing great dangers or difficult times.

After the political truce imposed by the fire, President Emmanuel Macron prepares to defend next Thursday his answers to the social unrest that is shaking France, which have been widely revealed by the media.

The presidential palace of the Elysee Palace announced Friday that the head of state will offer a press conference next Thursday at 16:00 GMT.

According to the statement, "the President of the Republic will express after the great national debate", an unpublished popular consultation was held in January during which more than a million and a half citizens expressed their daily concerns.

The goal is announces "concrete measures" to appease the anger of the unpublished social movement of "yellow vests" it started in November.

Attempting to meet the multiple demands of this heterogeneous group will be difficult for the 41-year-old leader, who was elected two years ago with the promise of profoundly changing France.

This Macron conference with reporters will replace two media events with the same objective as those planned last Monday and Tuesday, but it had to be suspended after the fire of Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday afternoon, which caused great commotion in France and around the world.

Among the clues quoted by the press are a lower income tax for the middle clbad sectors and lower pension increase, two priority measures from the point of view of more than 80% of French, according to a survey of Ifop society.

The stakes are important for Macron, who must find the right words to solve the worst crisis of his presidency and respond to the anger of this group, caused by the lbaditude of public finances, which has now spread to the world. other aspects of society. French

With information from ANSA and AFP