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Mr Macron’s popularity rating slumped by seven percentage points in July to 36 per cent, according to the YouGov poll published today for the Huffington Post France and CNews. Almost half of French voters polled – 49 per cent – said that they “disapprove” of the job he’s doing as president. To add insult to injury, the new president is now slightly less popular than his conservative prime minister, right-winger Edouard Philippe. Of those polled, 37 per cent said Mr Philippe was doing a “good job” as Mr Macron’s right-hand man.

GETTY Emmanuel Macron’s poll rating has dropped to a new low as his popularity evaporates

Mr Macron’s initial popularity appears to be waning, with international relations strained. The Italian government turned on the young centrist for putting the interests of France over those of the EU, despite appearing to tout more integration within Brussels. Mr Macron scrapped a deal his predecessor Francois Hollande made with Italy, allowing it to take control of the STX shipyard in western France. In a protectionist move, Mr Macron said Italy could only run the manufacturing business 50-50 with France.

France’s youngest president has also been blasted for undermining Italy by entering talks with Libyan leaders to try and solve the migrant crisis. Rome was not invited despite having colonial links to the country and being one of the main destinations for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Mr Macron was also embarrassed when Wikileaks released a bundle of emails from the president and his advisors last week.

GETTY Just one-third of French voters are pleased with the job he has done so far

And he has been accused of ignoring his core supporters, with one local campaign organiser, Benoit Menard, telling France 24 the En Marche campaigners who got him into the Élysée Palace, was not consulting them on policies. Just one third of voters have a favourable opinion of Mr Macron, according to the poll which questioned 1,003 registered French voters between July 26 and July 27.

Bastille Day 2017 in pictures Fri, July 14, 2017 The 14th of July is an important date in the French calendar but this year the world will be watching as Donald Trump joins French President Emmanuel Macron for the celebrations Play slideshow REUTERS 1 of 24 French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the Place de la Concorde at the end of the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris

GETTY Italy are angry with the the French president after he cancelled the STX shipyard deal