By KUNA,
Paris : The major conservative leaders lost ground here Monday in the latest poll published by the “Metro” newspaper.
President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had gained ground in opinion polls after a prestigious State visit to Britain in late March, saw his positive rating fall by three percentage points to 38 percent, while 61 percent of those polled expressed dissatisfaction with the French President.
Prime Minister Francois Fillon, who has consistently outpaced the popularity of the President in recent months, also lost ground in the poll, falling back four points to 51 percent, with those unhappy with him rising sharply by nine points to 48 percent.
Foreign and European Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, a former socialist who joined the conservative government, is still the most popular government member, with 58 percent, although he lost 7 percentage points in Mondays poll.
Kouchner is trailed by Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, with 54 percent, down four points.
On the socialist side, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe emerged as the most popular figure with a satisfaction rating of 66 percent.
The poll was carried out in the first two weeks of April and surveyed 1008 people.