Against the backdrop of mounting resignations in Keir Starmer's Labour government following the publication of additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, a Morning Consult survey has found that European leaders face overwhelming disapproval from their own citizens.
The Economist reports that roughly two years after Labour's landslide victory over the Tories, Starmer has become Britain's most unpopular prime minister on record, and currently faces mounting calls to resign as his government's connections to the Epstein scandal continue to emerge.
According to the data, 68% disapprove of Starmer as Britain's prime minister. However, he is not the continent's most unpopular leader. Spain's Pedro Sánchez garnered about 33% support, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz got 21%, and French President Emmanuel Macron is the most unpopular leader among his country's citizens, with only 16% support.
This trend extends to other European countries, with approval ratings slightly higher: over 50% of Belgians do not support Bart de Wever, and 51% of Poles likewise do not support Donald Tusk. However, Italy's Giorgia Meloni managed to garner about 40% support from the country's citizens, a high number relative to continent leaders included in this survey, while the most popular European leader is Czech Andrej Babiš, with 59% support.
The data also featured leaders of additional countries outside the continent, including Canadian Mark Carney, with over 50% support, and US President Donald Trump, with 40% support, amid ongoing public discourse against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
