France: Sarkozy & Royal Tied

Among the following candidates, who are you most likely to vote for in the first round of the presidential election?

	Mar. 22	Mar. 14	Mar. 7
Nicolas Sarkozy	26%	27%	26%
Ségolène Royal	26%	26%	25%
François Bayrou	21%	21%	24%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	13%	14%	14%
Olivier Besancenot	3.5%	2%	2.5%
Marie-George Buffet	3%	2%	1%
Arlette Laguiller	2%	2%	1%
José Bové	2%	2%	3%
Philippe de Villiers	1.5%	1.5%	1%
Dominique Voynet	1%	1%	1%
Frédéric Nihous	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Gérard Schivardi	0.5%	0.5%	--
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan	n.a.	0.5%	0.5%
Corinne Lepage	n.a.	--	0.5%

Run-Off Scenario

	Mar. 22	Mar. 14	Mar. 7
Nicolas Sarkozy	50%	53%	53%
Ségolène Royal	50%	47%	47%

Source: CSA / Le Parisien
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 894 French adults, conducted on Mar. 21 and Mar. 22, 2007. No margin of error was provided.