A rollercoaster year, this is what will remain of 2024. Our first Ipsos / Talan top 30 for The Sunday Tribune asserts itself as the faithful mirror of these strong emotions, beginning with those, positive, provided by the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Which personalities had the most impact on the twelve months that
have they just passed? The phenomenon Leon Marchand crush everything. The star of the pools is at the top of our list (46%). Five times Olympic medalist, he is several steps ahead of judoka Teddy Riner (30%), another giant of the Games. On the women’s side, Marine Le Pen, presidential figure of the National Rally, received the most votes (30% of those questioned). The leader of the RN deputies is followed by… Gisèle Pelicot (28%).
The woman with the red bob and round sunglasses became forever the victim of the heroic courage of the rape of Mazancelebrated by leaders and the press around the world. The women interviewed also propelled him ahead of Marine Le Pen. ” Something extremely powerful happened in the last months of the year between French society and her“, observes Brice Teinturier, Deputy General Manager of Ipsos. As she herself had expressed the wish at the opening of her ex-husband’s trial, the French would remember it “Madame Pelicot“.
Champions of Paris 2024, a leading representative of the extreme right and an emerging figure in civil society. How do we best summarize a year 2024 characterized by a succession of sporting, political and social battles of very high intensity? We find traces of these upheavals when we ask the French to rank the most important events of the year. They put the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in the lead (43%). Then comes the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States (38%) and the dissolution of the National Assembly (37%). That is to say, a frank success, a geopolitical upheaval whose consequences have not yet been measured, and an earthquake in national politics, undoubtedly without precedent under the Fifth Republic. Followed by the floods in France and abroad and the reopening of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
“Two dimensions appear in this study observes Brice Teinturier.The first,
expected, it concerns the impact of the Olympic Games. Athletes are seen as close, their values ​​mean we can communicate with them. The second dimension is very political. Marine Le Pen’s first place confirms what the electoral results had already shown us: it reflects the level of the National Rally in the country, and clearly shows the solidity of its roots.» Jordan Bardellato whom the three-time presidential candidate has entrusted the reins of his party, also ranks very high on our list. Fourth among men, the MEP is supervised by the rugby player Antoine Dupont, also an Olympic medalist, and the table tennis brothers. Alexis and Felix Lebrunrevelations at 21 and 18 years from the Paris Olympics.
Outside of the Olympics, the events that have affected the French the most are almost all negative.
But other political figures appear in our ranking. Be that as it may, between
men, Emmanuel Macron (7th), Gabriel Attal (8th), Michel Barnier (10º), Bruno Retailleau (12º) or Raphaël Glucksmann (15º).
“2024 is a year where the policies and decisions they take not only interested the French, but also had consequences on their lives and the life of the country. Emmanuel Macron reached a high level because of the dissolution, Gabriel Attal, because, as Prime Minister, he had a good popularity. Bruno RetaileauThis is a result of nothing but zero for someone who emerged so late. These results show that there is a political force in France that cannot be denied.“, sums up Brice Teinturier.
What should we expect in 2025? 56% of respondents believe that the year will be good for them. Only 24% think, however, that it will be the same for France. A division that is classically found in opinion polls. Except that, in this, the level of pessimism is “extremely high“, underlines our survey. It underlines the 44% of French who express their concern about their personal situation. And of the small proportion, only 6% of those questioned, who think that 2025 will be “very good» for them. “With the exception of the Olympic Games, the events that most affected the French were almost all negative, whether it was the dissolution, the floodsby Mazan’s process. Not to mention the economic situation with the idea that taxes will increase“, notes Brice Teinturier. Before warning: “And one of the very strong markers of the RN vote is not being happy with the life you lead.»
The top 30 personalities of 2024
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(Credits: Ipsos/Talan poll conducted for “La Tribune Dimanche”)
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