The poll, conducted by France’s Ifop last week, showed Mr Macron’s ratings remain at 30 percent this month amid rising tensions in the French capital. Only 30 percent of French citizens were in favour of the French President, while 67 percent of them disapproved of him, the poll found. His popularity remained the same since last June’s poll, with just 29 percent of surveyors saying they were satisfied with Mr Macron’s work. Support for Mr Macron appears to be on a slow rise, since pollers gave him a 23 percent popularity rating at last December’s Ifop poll.

Despite the low ratings, the French President is getting more support than his predecessor Francois Hollande, who received an 18 percent vote before he stepped down.

The poll was published following a dramatic week for Mr Macron, who suffered a major political blow at this week’s European Union summit in Brussels.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte lashed out at Mr Macron’s EU budget proposals after insisting they would cause chaos for the European institution.

Speaking to reporters following the summit, Mr Rutte said: “Many things have advanced. We’re not there yet — we still have steps to take.”

He blasted both Mr Macron’s proposals, adding: “Both are out of the window.

“Stabilisation is gone. The eurozone budget is gone.”

The French President brought a sense of humour to the press room when he said: “I am very happy that the members who at the time strongly opposed, and who even took legal action, against the decisions of Mario Draghi, against OMT, against all the mechanisms put in place, have been converted, perhaps belatedly, but with gusto.”

Mr Macron has come under fire amid Yellow Vests protests taking place across France, as thousands protest against rising fuel and living costs.

Demonstrators paraded the streets for the 32nd week in a row, and organisers had set up road blocks along the capital’s streets.

Only 7,000 protestors took the the streets of France on Saturday with only 950 in Paris.

The numbers have slumped in previous months, where over 250,000 protestors took part in anti-government rallies across the country.

At least 11 people had lost their lives since protests began more than six months ago, mostly due of road accidents caused by road blocks.

Ifop interviewed 1,910 people aged 18 and above between 14 to 22 June.

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