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Who are the Least Popular Leaders in Europe?
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In this video we’re going to go run through the least popular european leaders according to Morning Consult’s latest polling data and explain how they got to be so unpopular.
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1. https://pro.morningconsult.com/trackers/global-leader-approval
2. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-fails-pass-tax-relief-law-coalition-spat-2023-08-16/
3. https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/austria/
4. https://www.politico.eu/article/hungaria-austria-herbert-kickl-watch-out-ukraine-here-comes-the-hungaro-austrian-empire/
5. https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/netherlands/
6. https://twitter.com/elabe_fr/status/1637745939023642625?s=20
7. https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/poll-fiala-s-government-rated-worst-since-2013
8. https://cvvm.soc.cas.cz/cz/tiskove-zpravy/politicke/instituce-a-politici/5653-hodnoceni-vlady-petra-fialy-unor-brezen-2023
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In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.
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X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20
France finances:
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Protest coverage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance
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The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.
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Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment
France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t
Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882
Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table
Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/
Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941
Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
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We take a closer look at the state of Hungary’s economy before Magyar took office, why markets are apparently enthused, and ask whether the enthusiasm is actually merited.
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at the state of Serbian politics, why a student protest movement gained so much ground in the first place, and whether it actually stands a chance of beating Vucic’s party.
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Source list:
Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/09/15/student-list-ready-serbia-elections/
Train station canopy collapse:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/mass-protests-planned-as-serbia-marks-anniversary-of-train-station-collapse
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/president-vucic-inaugurates-novi-sad-subotica-high-speed-line/
CRTA report: https://crta.rs/en/first-interim-report-on-long-term-observation/
Snap elections:
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-leader-aleksandar-vucic-calls-snap-elections-after-dissolving-countrys-parliament/
https://srpske.rs/en/news/ekonomija/2026/08/02/serbia-600-million-euro-cash-handout-payment-dates
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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@kristiandobias5533
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Igor Matovič is missing here
@nathanielpettersen2560
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
What abt putin???
@abelnicolae
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
No way Orban is not on this list…
@user-pk9if6tt3r
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Mr. Sunak gets my vote. Congrats!
@mwmentor
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
I enjoy your videos very much – they are always very informative which is great. Something that could be worked – spelling…. it is "Communication", not "Comunication" – 7:13
@The_Naughty_Kitten
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
MOST popular leader in Europe is Russian President Putin , nearly 90% approval rating.
40% of land in Europe is Russia.
@pawelkrol6547
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
That's pure bullshit. Where's Pinokio (Poland's PM)???
@al8-.W
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
If Macron isn't top of the list I can't fathom the state of the countries with even worse leaders.
@laulaja-7186
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Of course, what really matters about a leader is… a whole host of things. But in the grand scheme of it all, Rishi Sunak has something rare going for him, in common with Barack Obama. Regardless of both actually being part of the economic thin-top-crust, the fact that an ethnic minority can reach that position is a landmark achievement in a former empire's efforts to integrate across racial lines. It is one of not very many examples to show a way in which western society is objectively morally superior to the dictatorships they oppose.
Are there other examples? Alberto Fujimori and Thaksin/ Yingluck Shinawatra are the only other ethnic minorities I remember ever being democratically elected to the top position anywhere, but surely I am missing some. Paul Kagame, F.W. de Klerk, Josef Stalin, Shunzhi, Kublai Khan… minorities at the top do rarely happen, but mostly not by particularly democratic processes.
@czechoslovakpatriot
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Fiala is idiot
@juliencharnay7479
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Macron.
@JinyKafe
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
We (Czechs 🍻) used to call ourselves the leaders in middle Europe, and we were in some respects. We are now becoming a debt-driven economy based on quantitative easing, subventions, and redistribution. The analogy to drug additives is fitting here. There would still be time to stop this trend if we wanted. But the mob of 60% wants more drugs instead.
@johnfrancis4401
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Sunak is the pits. His cowardly behaviour is going to destroy the Conservatives in the next General Election.
@user-ce7ri3yn9c
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Wow and we Americans worry about unpopularity here at home let alone others in the western hemisphere. One wonders what motivates the leaders in the first place!!??
@Flitalidapouet
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
ZERO European leader is loved. While Putin is loved at 82%, Mohamed Bin Zayed 94%, Modi 74%.
European leaders are just prostitutes selling to the biggest wallet. Even France voted in a referendum to renounce EU. But EU and Fr Gov said to it's population " Fuck you, we don't care about your opinion"
@84NorGe
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
The worst is meloni
@billobrien5118
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
How is Greece's PM – Kyriakos Mitsotakis? Does he have more support in his country than the others are in theirs?
@erikvymetal455
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
As Czech i had feeling Fiala would be here but it Still suprised me
@marysmik9812
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
There are no leaders in European Union, just puppets who hate their own citizens.
@ambrusattila5769
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Indiana Jons Olaf klazkopf sind cocolores!
@NaphtaliHirsch
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Sorry, but your research is not right. Scholz is not unpopular because of the fight inbetween the coalition. He and the whole government is unpopular because they suppress the Germans with a different opion and even terrorize people with a different attitude. This has already started with Angela Merkel. The CDU and CSU are not conservative parties any more. And stop describing the AfD in Germany or the FPÖ in Austria as far right. Both of them are democratic parties. Do some better research or just leave it alone!
@AS-fv5cr
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
The AFD is, by any means, not far right!
@evaristmilian7826
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Spain's for sure!
@n3clar
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
When the masses aprove of one leader, you know that leader is bad.
@mmarsh1972
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Macron is actually doing better than his predecessors. Francois Hollande had 11% popularity. Sarkozy was once the most hated Politician in Europe.
@zaneeglite5089
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
I'm surprised of Norwey. Prices of oil are up in the sky. I thought, they are drowning in money.
@ltdgamer7705
February 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Me American : Joe