Survey shows growing distrust against the euro in France | EurActiv

Survey shows growing distrust against the euro in France | EurActiv

Less than a hundred days before the European
Parliament elections, French citizens are less and less attracted by the
EU project, according to the latest opinion polls, with a quarter now
in favour of quitting the eurozone and reintroducing the franc, EurActiv France reports.

42% of surveyed French citizens think
that the country’s EU membership is a good thing, a six-point decrease
compared to April 2012, according to the

survey by OpinionWay for TV news channel LCI and Le Figaro newspaper.

And when it comes to the euro currency, the drop is even more
significant. Currently, 53% of the French are opposed to the
disappearance of the euro currency, down from 62% in 2012. Meanwhile,
26% say they are in favour of reintroducing the old French currency, the
franc.

This surge in euroscepticism varies according to voters’ political
affinity. Among the far-right, Front National (FN), the rejection of the
euro currency is stable but has increased significantly among
centre-right UMP sympathisers, where it went from 8% to 19% between 2012
and 2014.

Positive feelings towards EU membership have dropped by 21 points in the same period.