(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The vast majority of people in France want Democratic candidate Barack Obama to win the race for the White House, according to a poll by TNS Sofres. 80 per cent of respondents would prefer to have Obama as the next United States president, while only eight per cent would rather see Republican contender John McCain as the country’s next head of state.

Obama became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee on Aug. 28, while McCain accepted the Republican Party’s nomination on Sept. 4.

In late July, Obama visited the Elysée Palace in France. French president Nicolas Sarkozy called the Democratic candidate his "buddy", and declared that he would be "delighted" to see Obama win the presidential election.

U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Polling Data

Who would you prefer as the next president of the United States?

Source: TNS Sofres
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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