Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research

French See Good Qualities In Sarkozy

May 31, 2004

(CPOD) May 31, 2004 - Many French voters in France regard finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy in a positive light, according to a poll by CSA published in Le Parisien. More than 70 per cent of respondents regard Sarkozy as ambitious, courageous and effective.

Centre-right parties had a dismal showing in the Mar. 28 regional elections, and a series of cabinet changes were announced on Mar. 31. Sarkozy—who had acted as the country's interior minister since 2002—was switched to finance.

Sarkozy is considered as a possible presidential candidate in the 2007 election. Current interior minister Dominique de Villepin is expected to be Sarkozy's key rival for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) nomination.

Polling Data

In your view, are these qualities present in Nicolas Sarkozy?

Yes

No

Ambitious

89%

11%

Courageous

79%

19%

Effective

72%

27%

Statesman

67%

32%

Manipulator

53%

44%

Close to people like you

40%

58%

Unpleasant

37%

63%

Changes his mind often

35%

63%

Superficial

32%

66%

Source: CSA / Le Parisien
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 814 French adults, conducted from May 15 to May 18, 2004. No margin of error was provided.

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