France: Little Confidence in Sarkozy or Fillon

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Do you have confidence in president Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems?

	Jan. 2010	Dec. 2009	Oct. 2009
Confidence	32%	34%	39%
No confidence	63%	63%	57%

Do you have confidence in prime minister François Fillon to face France’s problems?

	Jan. 2010	Dec. 2009	Oct. 2009
Confidence	37%	36%	38%
No confidence	56%	59%	55%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro Magazine
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jan. 4 to Jan. 5, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
 

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France: Sarkozy Improves Rating

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

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Good	48%	43%	47%
Bad	47%	54%	48%

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

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Good	53%	50%	55%
Bad	37%	45%	37%

Source: BVA / L’Express
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 970 French adults, conducted on Nov. 22, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy & Fillon Improve Standing Slightly

Do you have confidence in French president Nicolas Sarkozy to face the country’s problems?

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Confidence	47%	49%	41%
No confidence	46%	54%	50%

Do you have confidence in French prime minister François Fillon to face the country’s problems?

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Confidence	48%	43%	44%
No confidence	43%	50%	48%

Source: CSA / Le Parisien
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,008 French adults, conducted on Nov. 5, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy and Fillon Improve Dramatically Since October

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Favourable	49%	41%	42%
Unfavourable	49%	56%	55%

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Nov. 2008	Oct. 2008	Sept. 2008
Favourable	50%	46%	49%
Unfavourable	41%	48%	44%

Source: Ipsos / Le Point
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 929 French registered voters, conducted on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy & Fillon Improve Standing, Still Need Have Some Work to Do

Do you have confidence in president Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems?

	Oct. 24	Sept. 24
Confidence	39%	36%
No confidence	57%	61%

Do you have confidence in prime minister François Fillon to face France’s problems?

	Oct. 24	Sept. 24
Confidence	44%	41%
No confidence	50%	54%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro Magazine
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy Standing Improves...by 1 point

Do you have confidence in French president Nicolas Sarkozy to face the country’s problems?

	Sept. 2008	Aug. 2008	Jul. 2008
Confidence	41%	40%	36%
No confidence	50%	51%	56%

Do you have confidence in French prime minister François Fillon to face the country’s problems?

	Sept. 2008	Aug. 2008	Jul. 2008
Confidence	44%	45%	44%
No confidence	48%	45%	49%

Source: CSA / Le Parisien
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 953 French adults, conducted on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy Has a Slight Improvement

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

	Aug. 2008	Jul. 2008	Jun. 2008
Satisfied	40%	38%	37%
Dissatisfied	59%	61%	62%

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

	Aug. 2008	Jul. 2008	Jun. 2008
Satisfied	51%	52%	52%
Dissatisfied	45%	44%	46%

Source: Ifop / Le Journal du Dimanche
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 988 French adults, conducted on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy at 36%

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

	Apr. 2008	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008
Satisfied	36%	37%	38%
Dissatisfied	64%	63%	62%

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

	Apr. 2008	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008
Satisfied	52%	58%	57%
Dissatisfied	47%	40%	40%

Source: Ifop / Le Journal du Dimanche
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,867 French adults, conducted from Apr. 10 to Apr. 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Sarkozy Gains a Little; Fillon Gains A Lot

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

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Good	40%	36%	45%
Bad	55%	58%	48%

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

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Good	51%	44%	43%
Bad	36%	40%	43%

Source: BVA / L’Express
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,104 French adults, conducted from Mar. 27 to Mar. 29, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy Numbers Improve

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Mar. 29	Mar. 1	Feb. 2008
Positive	40%	37%	41%
Negative	54%	59%	55%

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Mar. 29	Mar. 1	Feb. 2008
Positive	50%	53%	47%
Negative	42%	40%	47%

Source: LH2 / Libération
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Mar. 28 and Mar. 29, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Fillon Popular, Sarkozy Not

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Favourable	41%	39%	49%
Unfavourable	56%	58%	49%

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Favourable	59%	52%	45%
Unfavourable	33%	40%	46%

Source: Ipsos / Le Point
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 942 French registered voters, conducted on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy Suddenly Unpopular

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Positive	37%	41%	54%
Negative	59%	55%	44%

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Jan. 2008
Positive	53%	47%	50%
Negative	40%	47%	44%

Source: LH2 / Libération
Methodology: Interviews with 1,004 French adults, conducted on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy, Fillon Lose Some Popularity

Do you have confidence in president Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems?

	Oct. 2007	Sept. 2007	Aug. 2007
Confidence	53%	57%	64%
No confidence	42%	40%	32%

Do you have confidence in prime minister François Fillon to face France’s problems?

	Oct. 2007	Sept. 2007	Aug. 2007
Confidence	44%	52%	53%
No confidence	47%	42%	39%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro Magazine
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy & Fillon Popular

a) Do you approve or disapprove of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Jul. 2007	Jun. 2007
Approve	67%	67%
Disapprove	33%	32%

Do you approve or disapprove of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Jul. 2007	Jun. 2007
Approve	62%	63%
Disapprove	39%	36%

Source: Ifop / Paris Match
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jul. 5 and Jul. 6, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

b) Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

	Jul. 2007	Jun. 2007
Positive	67%	63%
Negative	27%	33%

Do you have a positive or negative opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

	Jul. 2007	Jun. 2007
Positive	55%	57%
Negative	35%	35%

Source: LH2 / Libération
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jul. 6 and Jul. 7, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy, Fillon, Remain Popular

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

	Jun. 2007	May 2007
Satisfied	65%	65%
Dissatisfied	34%	31%

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

	Jun. 2007	May 2007
Satisfied	61%	62%
Dissatisfied	34%	30%

Source: Ifop / Le Journal du Dimanche
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,881 French adults, conducted on Jun. 14 to Jun. 22, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

b) Do you have confidence in president Nicolas Sarkozy to face France’s problems?

	Jun. 2007	May 2007
Confidence	65%	63%
No confidence	31%	34%

Do you have confidence in prime minister François Fillon to face France’s problems?

	Jun. 2007	May 2007
Confidence	56%	55%
No confidence	36%	35%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Le Figaro Magazine
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on Jun. 27 and Jun. 28, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

France: Sarkozy & Fillon Start Off Popular

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Nicolas Sarkozy’s performance as president?

Favourable	64%
Unfavourable	24%
Not sure	12%

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of François Fillon’s performance as prime minister?

Favourable	60%
Unfavourable	24%
Not sure	16%

Source: Ipsos / Le Point
Methodology: Interviews with 968 French registered voters, conducted on May 19, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

French Like Prime Minister Fillon

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the nomination of François Fillon as prime minister?

Satisfied	60%
Dissatisfied	28%

Source: TNS-Sofres / Unilog
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 French adults, conducted on May 18 and May 19, 2007. No margin of error was provided.