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X-ray of Christmas celebrations in 2025: fewer people give up, but more people make choices

As every year, the Dons Solidaires association and Ifop have unveiled the results of their barometer, designed to measure the opinions and behaviour of the French (and more specifically parents) with regard to the Christmas season. In particular, the study aims to objectivize the extent to which people give up buying Christmas presents, and the psychological consequences this has. Feelings of social exclusion, apprehension in the run-up to the festive season, or even the shame of not being able to spoil loved ones enough - these are just some of the signals that support the notion that giving up is a sign of precariousness. Previous editions of the survey had also highlighted the aggravating factor of inflation on Christmas gift-giving (and its consequences), destabilizing above all the most economically vulnerable households (modest or poor categories, as well as single-parent households). With price levels stabilizing since the start of 2024, are there any signs of improvement in the feeling of precariousness associated with Christmas gift-buying?

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With a year and a half to go before the 2027 presidential election, the third wave of the Ifop-Fiducial barometer for Sud Radio and Le Figaro confirms that the landscape is still open for each personality, both in terms of the desire to run for office and the prognosis of their presence in the first round.

2026 municipal elections: the Ifop Group launches its editorial campaign to understand local dynamics

In the run-up to the 2026 municipal elections, the Ifop Group is deploying a dedicated editorial campaign to help readers understand the election process, which is deeply rooted in local realities. Against a backdrop of shifting political balances and evolving public expectations, this initiative aims to provide keys to understanding the dynamics at work in local areas.

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The survey looks at young people's relationship with inequalities in various aspects of life, such as school, work, commitment, sport, culture and health.

Survey on the mental workload of working people – Wave 2

For News RSE, in partnership with APEC, Bpifrance, COLAS, La Maison Bleue, La Poste and MGEN, IFOP carried out the second wave of the survey on the mental workload of working people in June 2025. While the first wave, conducted in September 2024, focused on the mental workload of female employees, this time the survey covers all employees.

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The “Bof generation”? A political radioscopy of teenagers aged 15 to 17

The "Bof generation"?
POLITICAL RADIOSCOPY OF TEENAGERS AGED 15 TO 17

In 2026, what are the values and political positions of teenagers? Are they more progressive or reactionary than previous generations? How do they compare with their parents at the same age? To gain a better understanding of these young people at the age of high school, Ifop conducted a major survey on behalf of Elle among girls and boys aged 15, 16 and 17 today. Based on a representative sample of 1,028 teenagers aged 15 to 17 living in mainland France, the survey sheds new light on the profound changes taking place in French youth. By reconstructing historical series, this study highlights a phenomenon of growing individualism among teenagers, reflected in a lack of interest in traditional political parties, an indifference to ideological cleavages and an increased appreciation of personal values such as family, friendship or money. The data reveal a refocusing on the private sphere, and a growing refusal to make sacrifices for the country.

The great divorce from political parties
1 - The low level of politicization among young people can be seen first and foremost in their distancing from traditional political forces, which is far more marked than among adults. For example, 45% of young people say they don't feel close to any political party, twice the proportion of adults (25%).
2 - Today's indifference to ideological positions is also more marked than it was thirty years ago. Indeed, 35% of young people do not see themselves politically on the left/right axis, a proportion twice as high as in 1994 (18%).
A trend towards "softness" driven by boys
3 - Another major finding of this survey is that French youth at this age tend to lean more to the right than in the past. Whereas in 1994, 15-18 year-olds were predominantly on the left (54% vs. 46% on the right), the balance of power has reversed: 56% of teenagers are now on the right vs. 44% on the left.
4 - However, this trend is not uniform and reveals an early political "gender gap": 64% of boys position themselves on the right (versus only 36% on the left), while girls remain anchored on the left at 53%. This 28-point gap reflects gender polarization from adolescence onwards, a phenomenon that can be seen to precede entry into higher education.
Despite international tensions, patriotism appears more timid than in the past
5 - Individualism manifests itself in young people's growing refusal to make the ultimate sacrifice in the event of an invasion: they are less willing today to put their lives at risk for France (23%) than they were forty years ago (41% in 1984). This figure falls to 5% among the extreme left and 13% among Muslims, revealing the weak sense of national belonging in certain sectors of the youth population.
Young people's retreat into the private sphere goes hand in hand with an increased appreciation of money and a more distanced relationship with work and progress
6 - An analysis of young people's values over the last 40 years reveals a retreat into the private sphere, accompanied by an increased appreciation of money. Indeed, while family (98%) and friendship (97%) remain the values most favored by young people, we also observe a rise in materialistic pragmatism, illustrated by the growing value given to money: +14 points since 1984 to reach 50%.
7 - Conversely, there has been a certain disenchantment with work (-4 points since 1994) and above all with scientific progress (-16 points), which now only appeals to 44% of young people. And this hierarchy of values is in line with the logic of class: work is judged "very important" by 54% of young people whose parent is an executive, compared with 43% of young blue-collar workers.
The religious variable, a factor of cultural conservatism in a generally progressive youth population
8 - While young people are progressive on abortion (91% consider it acceptable) and homosexuality (73%), they remain divided on the death penalty and express a clear rejection of criticism of religions. The majority of young people consider criticism of religion to be unacceptable (58%), compared with just 30% who accept it, with the strongest rejection of any criticism of religion among working-class people (61% to 65%), practicing Catholics (76%) and Muslims (92%).
9 - However, this consensus masks deep denominational cleavages: young people's moral values appear all the more conservative the more they are influenced by religious morality. Young Muslims, for example, are among the most resistant to LGBT rights: 49% of young Muslims find same-sex relationships unacceptable (vs. 7% of those of no religion), and 57% find gender reassignment unacceptable (vs. 21% of those of no religion).
Regal concerns replace economic anxiety
10 - While 66% of teenagers say they are worried about the future (down sharply from 87% in 1994), the nature of their fears has changed radically. Indeed, the primary source of concern for young people today is war (30% vs. 16% in 1994), followed by insecurity (25% vs. 1% in 1994) and global pollution (16% vs. 5%). Whereas AIDS (24%) and unemployment (18%) were the top two sources of anxiety 30 years ago, this is no longer the case (0% and 8% respectively).
This shift in the register of youthful anxieties - from socio-economic concerns to regal and environmental issues - bears witness to a generation marked by the return of war to Europe and the multiplication of attacks, but also by the relative trivialization of mass unemployment, which no longer constitutes a specific anxiety-provoking horizon.

Methodology
"Ifop survey for Elle conducted by online self-administered questionnaire from December 19 to 23, 2025, among a sample of 1,028 people, representative of the French population aged 15 to 17

https://www.elle.fr/Societe/Les-enquetes/Famille-politique-argent-que-pensent-les-15-17-ans-Notre-sondage-exclusif

Contact:
François Kraus / Mathilde Tchounikine / Noé Fridman

Customer: Elle

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