YouGov European tracker series looks at the popularity of the leaders of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

How popular is Keir Starmer in the United Kingdom?

May’s tracker poll found that 21% of Britons had a favourable opinion of Keir Starmer and 72% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a slight decrease in popularity since April’s survey, with the number of Britons holding a favourable view down by three points and the number with an unfavourable view up by four points.

How popular is Emmanuel Macron in France?

May’s tracker poll found that 18% of French people had a favourable opinion of Emmanuel Macron and 78% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a notable decrease in popularity since April’s survey, with the number of French people holding a favourable view down by five points and the number with an unfavourable view up by six points.

How popular is Friedrich Merz in Germany?

May’s tracker poll found that 16% of Germans had a favourable opinion of Friedrich Merz and 80% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a notable decrease in popularity since April’s survey, with the number of Germans holding a favourable view down by six points and the number with an unfavourable view up by six points.

How popular is Giorgia Meloni in Italy?

May’s tracker poll found that 38% of Italians had a favourable opinion of Giorgia Meloni and 55% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for April’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

How popular is Pedro Sánchez in Spain?

May’s tracker poll found that 38% of Spaniards had a favourable opinion of Pedro Sánchez and 60% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for April’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

How popular is Mette Frederiksen in Denmark?

May’s tracker poll found that 43% of Danes had a favourable opinion of Mette Frederiksen and 53% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a slight decrease in popularity since April’s survey, with the number of Danes holding a favourable view down by four points and the number with an unfavourable view up by four points.

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