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The French and Europe: a study of Common Destiny

The French and Europe: a study of Common Destiny

27 June 2023

4 out of 10 French people are Europhobic. This is what a study carried out by Destin Commun with the polling institute Kantar Public France reveals. One year before the European elections, these figures should be analyzed carefully according to Laurence de Nervaux, director of Destin Commun.

Listen to the interview in full here.

Is the UK finally getting over the great Brexit schism?

Is the UK finally getting over the great Brexit schism?

25 June 2023

Financial Times

Op-ed from UK Director Luke Tryl: Leavers are growing less attached to their vote in the referendum than Remainers — creating electoral problems for Conservatives

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

25 June 2023

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

UK Director Luke Tryl features on the UK's main Sunday politics news programme, discussing the state of British public opinion, particularly as relates to Rishi Sunak

Is Marine Le Pen in the process of being “lidlized”? “Going from repellent to desirable is a dream for the RN.”

Is Marine Le Pen in the process of being “lidlized”? “Going from repellent to desirable is a dream for the RN.”

22 June 2023

The Destin Commun think tank has published a study entitled “Middle-earth - Legislative elections, one year later: moderate France facing the extreme right”, which analyzes the evolution of France's perception of the National Rally moderate. Interview with the director of Destin Commun and co-editor of the note, Laurence de Nervaux.

An interview can be found here.

Polarization, fever of democratic societies

Polarization, fever of democratic societies

16 June 2023

Tristan Guerra, head of research for Common Destiny, returns to the term polarization. If it is used more and more, it is important to understand what it covers and the dynamics currently at work. “It is this alliance of homogeneity and heterogeneity that creates polarization. In the United States, for example, surveys show that Democrats and Republicans increasingly agree with each other and increasingly more often disagree with the opposing party – polarization is therefore increasing.”

An article to be found here.