Macron er populær blandt 27 pct. af franskmændene, mens 62 pct. vender ham ryggen.

Den tyske regerings popularitet er nede på 29 pct.

Merkel og Macron kan til gengæld glæde sig over udbredt støtte fra danskle journalister.

Meanwhile, in the past 12 months, conservative, populist, and patriotic parties have won sweeping victories following elections in Hungary, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Austria, where citizens voted for strong national borders, to protect Christian and European heritage, and to reject globalisation in favour of sovereignty.

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini — from the right-wing League party that formed a coalition with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement —  announced last week his intention to form a grand alliance of populists from across Europe ahead of next year’s European Union parliamentary elections.