Yes it may well take time….but the French have Presidential Elections next April and May. Le Pen, who wants to dump the Euro and the EU, is either leading or in 2nd place, in the Polls. Plus she wants to stop all immigration and deport anyone who commits a crime and was not born in France etc…..so Mad Merkel is doing her loads of favours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_French_presidential_election,_2017