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French Government losing confidence, Opinion poll says, President Francois Hollande, Nice attacks,Paris

French Government losing confidence, Opinion poll says, President Francois Hollande, Nice attacks, Paris

According to an Ifop (French Institute for Public Opinion) survey conducted for Le Figaro newspaper, while 99 percent of respondents consider the terrorist threat in the country “high” or “very high,” only some 33 percent have confidence that President Francois Hollande and his government are equipped to face and fight terrorism effectively, while 67 percent do not trust the authorities in this matter at all.

Compared to the previous survey conducted by the agency in January 2015, when roughly one in two French residents was satisfied with the authorities, the figures have dropped significantly, by some 17 percent.  

Meanwhile, one in two French citizens believes “France is at war,” as in the words of Prime Minister Manuel Valls, and  81 percent said they are willing to accept more controls and some limitation on their freedom if it brings about stability and safety.

Interestingly, 84 percent of those surveyed said they trusted police, gendarmerie francaise, and the French Special Forces. 

One thousand French citizens over 18 years of age took part in the survey on July 15 and 16, immediately after the terror attack in Nice, where 84 people were killed and up to 200 injured when a truck plowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.

src:rt.com

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