{"id":9207,"date":"2026-06-29T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/?p=9207"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:49:42","slug":"overwhelming-majority-of-french-voters-support-mass-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/overwhelming-majority-of-french-voters-support-mass-deportations\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelming Majority of French Voters Support Mass Deportations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A survey conducted by Consumer Science &#038; Analytics (CSA) for Le Journale du Dimanche shows that 83 percent of French adults back the concept of &#8220;negative immigration,&#8221; in which migrants who contribute negatively to society through unemployment, criminal activity, or other delinquent behavior would be removed from the country, as <em>Breitbart News<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>Only 17 percent of respondents opposed such deportation measures, highlighting the breadth of public consensus on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The data reveals surprising demographic patterns in support for stricter immigration enforcement. Young voters aged 18 to 24 demonstrated the highest approval rate at 90 percent, followed closely by citizens over 65 at 87 percent. The strong backing among France&#8217;s youngest adults contradicts conventional assumptions about generational attitudes toward immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p>Support for deportation efforts extends across socioeconomic boundaries, though lower-income citizens showed slightly stronger backing at 84 percent compared to 78 percent among more affluent respondents.<\/p>\n<h2>Left-Wing Voters Show Majority Support<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps most striking is the majority support found even among voters of left-wing parties. The poll recorded 66 percent backing from La France Insoumise (LFI) supporters, 68 percent from Ecologist party voters, 75 percent from Socialist Party adherents, and 81 percent from supporters of President <strong>Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s<\/strong> neo-liberal movement.<\/p>\n<p>Among right-wing voters, support reaches near unanimity. Les R\u00e9publicains voters registered 96 percent approval, while National Rally supporters showed 93 percent backing for negative immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2061766312968253475\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/2061766312968253475\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>European Deportation Centers Meet French Resistance<\/h2>\n<p>The polling comes as the European Parliament recently approved landmark legislation allowing EU member states to establish deportation centers in third-party countries outside the bloc. Italian Prime Minister <strong>Giorgia Meloni<\/strong> has championed this approach, having previously negotiated an agreement with Albania to host such facilities, though European and Italian courts have blocked implementation. More than 20 European nations have reportedly expressed interest in collaborating with Italy on deportation hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the EU authorization and overwhelming domestic support for deportation policies, President Macron has stated that France will not utilize third-party deportation centers under his administration.<\/p>\n<h2>National Rally Poised for Electoral Dominance<\/h2>\n<p>Macron&#8217;s position may soon become irrelevant as he enters his final year in office. Constitutional term limits prevent him from seeking reelection in the 2026 presidential contest, opening the field to candidates more aligned with public sentiment on immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Polling this week indicates that <strong>Marine Le Pen&#8217;s<\/strong> National Rally holds commanding leads entering the presidential race. Either Le Pen herself or her deputy <strong>Jordan Bardella<\/strong> would dominate the first round of voting across all potential matchup scenarios, according to the data.<\/p>\n<p>Le Pen&#8217;s candidacy remains uncertain, however, as she faces potential disqualification over allegations of embezzling funds, which could result in a ban from holding public office.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2059595373795053853\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/2059595373795053853\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>French MEP <strong>Sarah Knafo<\/strong> addressed the polling results, emphasizing the disconnect between political elites and the French public on immigration. <em>The fight against immigration is the most consensual issue in France,<\/em> Knafo noted, pointing out that even left-wing voters show majority support for ending the current migration model. She argued that the issue only creates division within the political-media class, not among ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The survey results underscore a fundamental realignment in French politics, where immigration enforcement has evolved from a partisan wedge issue into a broadly supported policy position spanning ideological and demographic divides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new poll shows 83 percent of French adults support deporting unemployed or criminal foreign nationals, with backing spanning age groups and even reaching 66 percent among left-wing voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":9206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[8385,55,1331,8386,6507,8384],"nfg_topic":[134],"class_list":["post-9207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-consumer-science-analytics","tag-france","tag-immigration-policy","tag-le-journal-du-dimanche","tag-mass-deportations","tag-public-opinion-polling","nfg_topic-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9213,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9207\/revisions\/9213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9207"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=9207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}