There were attempts on his life such as the infernal machine from the royalists but how much was this a fringe group of radicals and how much was this a significant organised opposition. I have read that by estimation, his plebiscites would have passed even without vote manipulation but taking into account the low turnout and public vote system, was napoleon really that popular? were people happy to have him as an almost dictator? How strong was the opposition from the left and right?

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