(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for Nicolas Sarkozy fell in France, according to a poll by Ifop published in Le Journal du Dimanche. 37 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the performance of their president, down three points since August.

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 François Fillon—who had been his adviser and presidential campaign leader—as prime minister. 50 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the way Fillon has handled his duties.

On Sept. 26, French finance minister Christine Lagarde presented the government’s budget, which predicts the slowest economic expansion in at least five years and sets 2012 as the target date to eliminate the deficit. Lagarde declared: "It’s a budget of truth and vigilance, we used growth estimates the closest possible to reality. (...) We are clearly not on the path we committed to with our European partners but clearly all the European countries are being affected by the climate."

Polling Data

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

Source: Ifop / Le Journal du Dimanche
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,853 French adults, conducted from Sept. 11 to Sept. 19, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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