France: Sarkozy Still Leads

Who would you vote for in the presidential election?

Option 1

	Sept. 2005	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006
Nicolas Sarkozy	36%	37%	35%
Ségolène Royal	27%	28%	29%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	11%	11%	13%
François Bayrou	6%	6%	6%
Olivier Besancenot	4%	5%	4%
Arlette Laguiller	4%	4%	3%
Philippe de Villiers	4%	2%	3%
Marie-George Buffet	3%	2%	3%
Dominique Voynet	2%	2%	2%
José Bové	2%	3%	2%
Frédéric Nihous	1%	--	--

Option 2

	Sept. 2005	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006
Ségolène Royal	34%	37%	35%
Dominique de Villepin	15%	13%	13%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	14%	16%	18%
François Bayrou	11%	11%	10%
Philippe de Villiers	8%	6%	7%
Olivier Besancenot	5%	6%	5%
Arlette Laguiller	4%	4%	3%
Marie-George Buffet	3%	2%	4%
Dominique Voynet	3%	2%	2%
José Bové	2%	3%	3%
Frédéric Nihous	1%	--	--

Run-Off Scenarios

Ségolène Royal 48% - 52% Nicolas Sarkozy
Ségolène Royal 59% - 41% Dominique de Villepin

Source: Ipsos / Le Point
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 954 French adults, conducted on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, 2006. No margin of error was provided.