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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
French Review Raffarin’s “Successor”
Credit:UN/DPI Photo by Eskinder Debebe
Dominique de Villepin
(CPOD) Sept. 18, 2004 - There is no clear consensus on who should become France's prime minister in case Jean-Pierre Raffarin is replaced, according to a poll by BVA published in L'Express. 18 per cent of respondents would prefer current interior minister Dominique de Villepin, while 15 per cent would choose employment minister Jean-Louis Borloo.
Raffarin has headed the French government since May 2002. His administration is planning a budget freeze on state spending for 2005. A series of reforms to the health service and the pension system resulted in acute losses for the ruling centre-right parties in this year's regional and European Parliament elections.
Defence minister Michelle Alliot-Marie, health and social protection minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, National Assembly chairman Jean-Louis Debré and national education minister François Fillon also registered some support.
Polling Data
In the event of Jean-Pierre Raffarin's departure and Nicolas Sarkozy's accession to the presidency of the UMP, which of the following personalities would you prefer as prime minister?
Dominique de Villepin | 18% |
Jean-Louis Borloo | 15% |
Michelle Alliot-Marie | 10% |
Philippe Douste-Blazy | 9% |
Jean-Louis Debré | 5% |
François Fillon | 5% |
None | 22% |
No answer | 16% |
Source: BVA / L'Express
Methodology: Interviews to 950 French adults, conducted from Sept. 6 to Sept. 8, 2004. No margin of error was provided.
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