The incredible shrinking President. While French President Emmanuel Macron has been able to survive endless crises during his mandate, he has long been on a downward spiral in popularity that has left him in the gutter of history. A new poll published Thursday (30) shows Macron as France’s most unpopular president in the past 50 years. Politico reported: “The Verian Group survey, which polled 1,000 people and was published in the conservative daily Le Figaro, shows Macron’s approval rating at a staggering 11 percent — tying the lowest figure ever recorded by the firm.