YouGov European tracker series looks at the popularity of the leaders of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain
How popular is Andy Burnham in the United Kingdom?
October’s tracker poll finds that 46% of Britons have a favourable opinion of Andy Burnham and 41% have an unfavourable opinion. These scores are within the margin of error of those for September’s survey, and therefore represent little change.
How popular is Emmanuel Macron in France?
October’s tracker poll finds that 14% of French have a favourable opinion of Emmanuel Macron and 82% have an unfavourable opinion. This represents a notable decline in popularity since September’s survey, with the number of French holding a favourable view remaining largely the same but the number with an unfavourable view up by five points.
Macron's net favourability score of -68 is his lowest since YouGov started this tracker in March 2025.
How popular is Friedrich Merz in Germany?
October’s tracker poll finds that 11% of Germans have a favourable opinion of Friedrich Merz and 84% have an unfavourable opinion. These scores are within the margin of error of those for September’s survey, and therefore represent little change.
Merz's net favourability score of -73 is his joint-lowest to date (alongside last month's).
How popular is Giorgia Meloni in Italy?
October’s tracker poll finds that 35% of Italians have a favourable opinion of Giorgia Meloni and 58% have an unfavourable opinion. These scores are within the margin of error of those for September’s survey, and therefore represent little change.
How popular is Pedro Sánchez in Spain?
October’s tracker poll finds that 33% of Spaniards have a favourable opinion of Pedro Sánchez and 64% have an unfavourable opinion. These scores are within the margin of error of those for September’s survey, and therefore represent little change. Please note, all fieldwork took place after Sánchez had called the 2026 Spanish general election.
How popular is Mette Frederiksen in Denmark?
October’s tracker poll finds that 45% of Danes have a favourable opinion of Mette Frederiksen and 52% have an unfavourable opinion. These scores are within the margin of error of those for September’s survey, and therefore represent little change.
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