Duplomb Law: More than 6 out of 10 French people are opposed to the text, according to a survey

A majority of French people oppose the bill. According to the survey conducted by Cluster17 and commissioned by the micro-party Génération Écologie, published exclusively by La Tribune Dimanche this Sunday, July 27, 61% of French people are against the law introduced by Les Républicains (LR) senator Laurent Duplomb , 46% of whom say they are "very against it."

The left-wing bloc (LFI, Ecologists, and Socialist Party) is more overwhelmingly hostile to the Duplomb law. For its part, the National Rally's electorate is divided: 42% reject the spirit of the text, while 40% support the petition, which has nearly 2 million signatories.

Speaking to La Tribune Dimanche , Jean-Yves Dormagen, political scientist and president of the polling institute, highlighted “the exceptional level of penetration of information on the Duplomb law, very rare for this type of news.” Indeed, 89% of those questioned said they had heard of the text and knew what it was about.

The bill aims to reintroduce, in a controlled manner, certain pesticides from the neonicotinoid family, banned in France in 2020. Among them, acetamiprid is the source of tension.

Considered a bee killer, the product is authorized by many European countries. Faced with what they consider unfair competition, sugar beet growers say they are helpless.

According to the survey, 64% of respondents want further deliberations on the bill in the National Assembly. "We know that the left doesn't represent 64% of the country," notes Delphine Batho, MP for Deux-Sèvres and president of Génération Écologie, for whom this proposed law constitutes an environmental "step backward."

Cluster17 President Jean-Yves Dormagen analyzes the survey results. "Our progressive clusters are the most opposed to this law, especially when they are anti-establishment. On the other side, the conservative pole—more affluent French people, somewhat libertarian, who like Bruno Retailleau and detest political ecology—is the most in favor. As for the moderates and centrists, they are very divided. Here we see the contradictions of Macronism, torn between the climate challenge and economic competitiveness."

The Constitutional Council, seized by left-wing deputies and senators, will deliver its highly anticipated decision on the contested Duplomb law "a priori" on August 7 .