(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The fall season is welcoming French president Nicolas Sarkozy with higher public support, according to a poll by BVA published in L’Express. 47 per cent of respondents hold a good opinion of Sarkozy as head of state, up 12 points since July.

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. 55 per cent of respondents hold a positive view of Fillon’s performance, up 12 points in two months.

On Sept, 29, official data showed that France’s GDP fell by 0.3 percentage points in the second quarter. Henri Guaino, an aide and speechwriter to Sarkozy, said that France is "now in quasi-recession—the question is whether it will get worse and last longer or not."

Polling Data

What is your opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

What is your opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

Source: BVA / L’Express
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 955 French adults, conducted on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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