(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in France are divided on whether they would like to see Ségolène Royal running again for the presidency and many doubt she could win an election, according to a poll by CSA published in Marianne. 46 per cent of respondents want to see the 2007 Socialist Party (PS) candidate running in the 2012 ballot, while 48 per cent would not.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in France are divided on whether they would like to see Ségolène Royal running again for the presidency and many doubt she could win an election, according to a poll by CSA published in Marianne. 46 per cent of respondents want to see the 2007 Socialist Party (PS) candidate running in the 2012 ballot, while 48 per cent would not.
If Royal were to contest the next presidential ballot, 40 per cent of respondents say she could have a chance to win, but 55 per cent disagree.
On May 6, Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate and former interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy won the presidential run-off with 53.06 per cent of the vote, defeating PS candidate Royal. Sarkozy was sworn in on May 16.
On Oct. 1, Royal accused Sarkozy of having a superficial approach to foreign policy, saying, "What kind of show has France put on in the past four months? In Europe, that of a president who takes credit for others’ achievements, exasperating our most faithful partners, notably Germany, dumbfounded by the dramatization of the Iranian issue, annoyed by his claiming the (European Union) treaty as his own."
Polling Data
Would you like Ségolène Royal to become a presidential candidate in the 2012 election?
|
Yes |
46% |
|
No |
48% |
|
No reply |
6% |
If Royal indeed becomes a presidential candidate in 2012, how would you rate her chances of winning?
|
Very likely |
5% |
|
Moderately likely |
35% |
|
Not very likely |
32% |
|
Not likely at all |
23% |
|
No reply |
5% |
Source: CSA / Marianne
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 French adults, conducted on Oct. 10, 2007. No margin of error was provided.
