Sarkozy Is Least Popular Right-Wing French President, Ifop Shows
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy is the least popular right-wing president ever in France, an Ifop survey for the Journal du Dimanche showed.
The president’s disapproval rating climbed to 71 percent from 69 percent in February, the weekly newspaper reported today, citing an opinion poll by the Paris-based institute. That’s higher than the disapproval rating of 70 percent garnered by former President Jacques Chirac in 2005 and 2006, according to the newspaper. Sarkozy’s approval rating slumped to 29 percent this month from 31 percent in February, the poll showed.