France’s 2027 presidential election : Euros / Agency Group examines public expectations on healthcare
Euros / Agency Group is launching INFLUENCES 2027, a series of studies conducted with Toluna Harris Interactive to examine shifts in French public opinion ahead of the presidential election. The first study, focused on healthcare, reveals a significant gap: 84% of French adults consider access to healthcare a priority, yet 59% report having forgone a doctor’s consultation in the past twelve months.
Healthcare: a public priority seeking greater political attention
As France approaches its 2027 presidential election, access to care is a central public concern. Among the priorities tested for the coming months, healthcare access ranks first, ahead of energy, purchasing power and security. However, 74% of French adults believe healthcare receives insufficient attention in political debate.
Through INFLUENCES 2027, Euros / Agency Group aims to measure these expectations and assess their implications for decision-makers. This first edition explores three issues: access to care, confidence in the healthcare system and public acceptance of funding choices.
Access to care : persistent challenges, sustained trust in professionals
Among respondents, 59% report having forgone a doctor’s consultation. Looking ahead, 83% believe the healthcare system is poorly prepared to address shortages of healthcare professionals. Meanwhile, 57% would like doctors and other healthcare professionals to be more evenly distributed across the country.
Although 63% believe the healthcare system is functioning poorly and 67% lack confidence in its future, healthcare professionals retain strong public trust to improve the situation: 85% for nurses and 80% for both general practitioners and pharmacists, compared with 30% for the state.
The findings highlight a distinction between dissatisfaction with the system’s performance and continued confidence in those delivering care.
Healthcare funding: demand for resources, resistance to proposed measures
While 86% of French adults believe the healthcare system lacks resources, 73% do not think public healthcare spending is being used effectively.
Every funding measure tested faces majority opposition: reducing statutory health insurance coverage (71%), increasing social security contributions (69%), raising taxes specifically for healthcare (67%) and reducing reimbursement for certain treatments and medicines (64%). These findings underline the importance of demonstrating both the effectiveness and fairness of proposed changes.
INFLUENCES 2027 : informing decisions with Euros / Agency Group
By launching this research series with Toluna Harris Interactive, Euros / Agency Group provides decision-makers with evidence to understand public opinion and anticipate the conditions for public support for change. Following healthcare, INFLUENCES 2027 will examine purchasing power, energy and climate, AI and democracy, the economy and industry, and security.
Source: Toluna Harris Interactive survey for Euros / Agency, conducted online from 18 to 20 August 2026 among 1,079 people aged 18 and over. Quotas and weighting were applied to ensure representativeness.
