(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Centre-right supporters in France would like French head of state Nicolas Sarkozy to seek a new term in office, according to a poll by BVA released by France Soir. 46 per cent of respondents would prefer to have Sarkozy as their presidential candidate in 2012.

Current French prime minister François Fillon and former head of government Alain Juppé are tied with 14 per cent, followed by another former prime minister—Dominique de Villepin—with eight per cent.

Centre-left supporters place leader of the regional government of Poitou-Charentes and former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal as their favourite with 33 per cent, followed by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë with 30 per cent, former finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn with 21 per cent, former prime minister Laurent Fabius with five per cent, and current Socialist Party (PS) leader François Hollande with four per cent.

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, defeating PS candidate Royal.

Earlier this month, Delanoë discussed a possible presidential bid, saying, "I am one of many [who could challenge Sarkozy]. I’ve never been egotistical. I’m attached to a management of the Socialist family that is collective and has a team spirit. The head of the team is the last question."

Polling Data

The next presidential election will be held four years from now. Which of these candidates would you prefer?

Centre-Right Supporters

Centre-Left Supporters

Source: BVA / France Soir
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 893 French adults, conducted from Apr. 29 to May 3, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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