(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public dissatisfaction with Nicolas Sarkozy has grown this year in France, according to a poll by Ifop published in Paris Match. 67 per cent of respondents disapprove of their president’s performance, up seven points since February.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public dissatisfaction with Nicolas Sarkozy has grown this year in France, according to a poll by Ifop published in Paris Match. 67 per cent of respondents disapprove of their president’s performance, up seven points since February.
The approval rating for French prime minister François Fillon stands at 52 per cent, down two points in a month.
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 Mar. 29, during a visit to the United States, Sarkozy outlined his views on the global financial crisis, saying, "World economic regulation can no longer stand still. (…) A few hundred irresponsible hotheads did mad things on the stock market, with derivatives, with other people’s money. Do you think we can defend capitalism (…) when there is so much injustice? I don’t think so because it is impossible to defend."
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?
|
Apr. 2010
|
Mar. 2010
|
Feb. 2010
|
|
|
Approve
|
33%
|
36%
|
40%
|
|
Disapprove
|
67%
|
64%
|
60%
|
Do you approve or disapprove of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?
|
Apr. 2010
|
Mar. 2010
|
Feb. 2010
|
|
|
Approve
|
52%
|
54%
|
54%
|
|
Disapprove
|
47%
|
46%
|
45%
|
Source: Ifop / Paris Match
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,007 French adults, conducted on Apr. 1 and Apr. 2, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
