How popular are national leaders in Europe? December 2025

Matthew SmithHead of Data Journalism
December 31, 2025, 10:03 AM GMT+0

YouGov European tracker series looks at the popularity of the leaders of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

Keir Starmer – United Kingdom

December’s tracker poll found that 17% of Britons had a favourable opinion of Keir Starmer and 76% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for November’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

Emmanuel Macron – France

December’s tracker poll found that 16% of French people had a favourable opinion of Emmanuel Macron and 79% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for November’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

Friedrich Merz – Germany

December’s tracker poll found that 25% of Germans had a favourable opinion of Friedrich Merz and 69% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for November’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

Giorgia Meloni – Italy

December’s tracker poll found that 35% of Italians had a favourable opinion of Giorgia Meloni and 56% had an unfavourable opinion.

These scores are within the margin of error of those for November’s survey, and therefore represent little change.

Pedro Sánchez – Spain

December’s tracker poll found that 30% of Spaniards had a favourable opinion of Pedro Sánchez and 66% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a notable decline in popularity since November’s survey, with the number of Spaniards holding a favourable view falling by five points and the number with an unfavourable view rising by four points.

Mette Frederiksen – Denmark

December’s tracker poll found that 34% of Danes had a favourable opinion of Mette Frederiksen and 63% had an unfavourable opinion.

This represents a notable fall in popularity since November’s survey, with the number of Danes holding a favourable view decreasing by four points and the number with an unfavourable view increasing by five points.