Sarkozy in Freefall - by Carole Landry
President Nicolas Sarkozy is taking a beating in the polls, his popularity dropping to its lowest level since he took office as the French grow increasingly worried about their pocketbooks. Eight months after he was elected on a promise to usher in sweeping economic reform, Sarkozy’s approval rating has dropped sharply to 41 percent, down eight points in a month, according to a TNS-Sofres poll to be released at the weekend. The fall comes amid a gloomy economic outlook and ahead of municipal elections in March that the opposition Socialists are casting as a referendum on Sarkozy’s presidency. The latest tumble prompted the popular Le Parisien newspaper today to proclaim "Sarkozy in a freefall" and that "the time for disappointment with Sarkozy has come." The TNS-Sofres poll to be published in Le Figaro magazine shows 41 percent of the French still trust the president compared to 55 percent who have lost faith - pushing Sarkozy deep into negative ratings.
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