(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his appointed prime minister, François Fillon, close the year with low ratings, according to a poll by LH2. 56 per cent of respondents have a negative opinion of Sarkozy’s performance, and 51 per cent feel the same way about Fillon’s.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his appointed prime minister, François Fillon, close the year with low ratings, according to a poll by LH2. 56 per cent of respondents have a negative opinion of Sarkozy’s performance, and 51 per cent feel the same way about Fillon’s.
In May 2007, Sarkozy, candidate for the centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and former interior minister, won the presidential run-off with 53.06 per cent of the vote. Sarkozy appointed Fillon—who had been his adviser and presidential campaign leader—as prime minister.
On Dec. 14, Sarkozy announced the creation of a national investment plan worth $52 billion U.S., which will focus on areas such as higher education, training, research, industry, and green technologies. The French president declared: "Today, we must prepare France for the challenges of tomorrow so that our country can fully benefit from the recovery, so that it is stronger, more competitive, so that it creates more jobs. (…) This isn’t another stimulus plan. This loan won’t finance current spending, but only investment that will make the country richer."
Polling Data
Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?
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Dec. 2009
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Nov. 2009
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Oct. 2009
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Positive
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41%
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42%
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41%
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Negative
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56%
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54%
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53%
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Do you have a positive or negative opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?
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Dec. 2009
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Sept. 2009
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Aug. 2009
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Positive
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45%
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44%
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45%
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Negative
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51%
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49%
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45%
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Source: LH2
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 French adults, conducted on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, 2009. No margin of error was provided.
