(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Few adults in France are expressing positive views on their president, according to a poll by TNS-Sofres published in Le Figaro Magazine. 32 per cent of respondents have confidence in Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems, down seven points since October.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Few adults in France are expressing positive views on their president, according to a poll by TNS-Sofres published in Le Figaro Magazine. 32 per cent of respondents have confidence in Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems, down seven points since October.
In addition, 37 per cent of respondents have confidence in French prime minister François Fillon.
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 Jan. 8, Sarkozy said he does not plan to modify the French military mission in Afghanistan, adding, "We should continue to help Afghans until they are in a position to assure their own security and development. (…) When circumstances so require, it is my duty as commander in chief to maintain our soldiers in their posts, as is the case in Afghanistan today, where the conditions for a withdrawal have not been met."
Polling Data
Do you have confidence in president Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems?
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Jan. 2010
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Dec. 2009
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Oct. 2009
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Confidence
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32%
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34%
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39%
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No confidence
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63%
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63%
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57%
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Do you have confidence in prime minister François Fillon to face France’s problems?
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Jan. 2010
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Dec. 2009
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Oct. 2009
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Confidence
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37%
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36%
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38%
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No confidence
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56%
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59%
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55%
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Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro Magazine
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jan. 4 to Jan. 5, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
