(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Few adults in France appear satisfied with their head of state, according to a poll by BVA published in L'Express. 36 per cent of respondents have a positive opinion of Jacques Chirac, down three points since October.

Chirac won the presidential election in 1995, and was re-elected in a run-off over Jean-Marie Le Pen in May 2002. Following a defeat in last May's referendum on the European Constitution, Chirac named Dominique de Villepin as the country's new prime minister. 46 per cent of respondents have a positive opinion of de Villepin, up six points in two months.

De Villepin and interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy have been mentioned as possible presidential candidates for the governing centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in the 2007 election. Chirac has not ruled out seeking a third consecutive mandate. 54 per cent of respondents believe the current president should involve himself fully in domestic policy alongside the government, while 33 per cent believe he should resign.

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