Irish Times Poll: Bad news for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar whose personal satisfaction rating continues to fall
Party has finally got some good news. It is on seven per cent nationally for the local elections and a more impressive 14 per cent in Dublin where it is level with Sinn Féin. If the party can win this level of support on May 24th, it should be able to regain some council seats after its dismal performance five years ago.
Fianna Fáil did well on that occasion and managed to recover its long held dominance over Fine Gael, winning 267 council seats as against 235 for its rival. Going on the poll result, there will be a close battle for the top spot this time but Fine Gael should at least recover some ground and may even emerge as the largest party.
In respect of voting intentions in the event of a general election, however, Fine Gael – at 29 per cent – has slipped below 30 per cent for the first time in more that two years while Fianna Fáil is up two points to 26 per cent. There is also bad news for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar whose personal satisfaction rating continues to fall – down seven points to 36 per cent, far off the stellar 60 per cent registered in January 2018.
Satisfaction with Leo Varadkar has fallen by seven points to 36%, the lowest level since he became Taoiseach in 2017. People were also asked how they intended to vote in the referendum to change the Constitution to remove the requirement for divorcing couples to have lived apart for four years – the Oireachtas will then legislate for a two-year limit – and to provide for explicit recognition of foreign divorce. The poll showed 77 per cent saying they intended to vote Yes with just eight per cent planning to vote No while 11 per cent said they didn’t know.
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