France: Sarkozy Leading

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?

Option 1

	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006	Jun. 2006
Nicolas Sarkozy	37%	35%	35%
Ségolène Royal	28%	29%	29%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	11%	13%	12%
François Bayrou	6%	6%	5%
Olivier Besancenot	5%	4%	6%
Arlette Laguiller	4%	3%	3%
José Bové	3%	2%	--
Philippe de Villiers	2%	3%	4%
Marie-George Buffet	2%	3%	4%
Dominique Voynet	2%	2%	2%

Option 2

	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006	Jun. 2006
Ségolène Royal	37%	35%	37%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	16%	18%	17%
Dominique de Villepin	13%	13%	12%
François Bayrou	11%	10%	10%
Philippe de Villiers	6%	7%	8%
Olivier Besancenot	6%	5%	7%
Arlette Laguiller	4%	3%	3%
José Bové	3%	3%	--
Marie-George Buffet	2%	4%	4%
Dominique Voynet	2%	2%	2%

Run-Off Scenarios

Ségolène Royal 49% - 51% Nicolas Sarkozy
Ségolène Royal 61% - 39% Dominique de Villepin

Source: Ipsos / Le Point
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 963 French adults, conducted on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, 2006. No margin of error was provided.