François Hollande on the left, Edouard Philippe from the Macronists or Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella from the National Rally. Nine months before the presidential election, popularity ratings are evolving to reveal the favorites in each camp, according to a poll released this Friday, July 3.
Nine months before the election, the favorites of each camp are still changing. The Elabe study for Les Échos, published this Friday, July 3, examines the popularity ratings of various political leaders among their own supporters, regardless of whether they are declared candidates in the 2027 presidential elections.
On the left, the head of the rating changes. With an increase of eight points in a month, the former President of the Republic Francois Hollande concentrates the favor of left-wing voters and is ahead of its competitors (46% good image).
The rest of the podium is occupied by Francois Ruffin (45%), which dropped one position, and his capital of sympathy simultaneously fell by eight points. Raphael Glucksmann took third place (42%, +1 point).
“After rising six points in June, Jean-Luc Melenchon (41%) fell eight points: he is fourth. Clémentine Autin has a good image of 33% (-1 point since February) and is behind Fabien Roussel (41%, -5 points) and Marin Tondelier (36%, -3 points),” Elaba points out.
Edward Philippe is widely known in Macroni
As for Emmanuel Macron’s voters, 74% of them (-1 point) admit to liking his former prime minister and current mayor of Le Havre, Edouard Philippe. Thus, he is clearly ahead of his main competitor Gabriel Attal (67%, -2 points) or Gerald Darmanin (55%, -5 points).
The Horizons founder is benefiting from the momentum, and the campaign has really kicked off for him since late June. After a remote aperitif attended by 10,000 French people, this Sunday, July 5th, it was time for the first major meeting in Paris.
He will count on the support of several members of the Macronist government, including Maud Brejon, Mathieu Lefebvre and Philippe Baptiste.
Finally, it is no surprise that among RN and Eric Zemmour supporters, Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen remain extremely popular, both with 91% good image. However, the RN president receives two points in a month against the two-time finalist of the presidential elections, when the latter concedes one.
ELABE study carried out for Les Échos: sample 1000 peoples, representative of older residents of metropolitan France 18 years and older and is provided using the quota method applied to the following variables: gender, age and profession of the interviewee after stratification by region and agglomeration categories. Internet request from June 30 to July 1, 2026.