Six out of ten French people say they are favorable to the restoration of a military service, according to a survey

Six in ten French people (61%) are “favorable to the restoration of a form of compulsory military service”With a very strong proportion on the right and the far right, according to a survey of the Center for Reflection Common Destiny published on Saturday March 8.

According to this study for the regional daily Ouest-FranceRepublicans (72%) and the national rally (RN, 77%) are the most favorable to this proposal, rebellious France (LFI) closing walking with 35%of favorable opinions. The hypothesis, which is not mentioned by the government, has all the more supporters that age increases: 72% of 65 years and over are for 43% of 18-24 year olds.

The survey, which also analyzes German, British and Polish opinions, comes when Ukraine, struggling on the front against the Russians, wipes out strong criticism from US President Donald Trump. Washington has frozen its military aid this week and in terms of intelligence. Europeans mobilize in return to compensate for the fall in American assistance and set up a credible continental defense.

Six French and Germans (59%) out of ten would qualify Donald Trump as “dictator”Opinion shared by 50% of Sympathizers RN. They are 56% in Great Britain and 47% in Poland. Some 35% of respondents in France have more sympathy for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from his heated meeting in Washington with Donald Trump at the end of February. Only 9% claim to experience less.

This online survey was carried out in France on the basis of 1,503 people according to the quota method (sex, age, profession, level of diploma and region), as well as 1,093 in the United Kingdom, 1,513 in Germany, and 1,000 in Poland.