(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost public support this month, according to a poll by Ifop published in Le Journal du Dimanche. 47 per cent of respondents are satisfied with Sarkozy’s performance, down five points since December.

In May 2007, Sarkozy, a centre-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate 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. 50 per cent of respondents have a positive opinion of Fillon, up one point in a month.

On Jan. 18, Sarkozy reiterated his plans to enhance France’s role in international organizations, saying he would push for the creation of a Mediterranean Union at a Paris summit in July. The French president also said that France is working towards "renewing its relationship" with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and declared: "We now have to get to work. France will make pragmatic and ambitious proposals."

Polling Data

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

Source: Ifop / Le Journal du Dimanche
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,871 French adults, conducted from Jan. 10 to Jan. 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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