"Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy
Sun Oct 24, 2004 08:11 AM ET
By Mary Kelleher
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.
The poll published by Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper also showed Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin's popularity was at its lowest ebb since he took office in May 2002.
The survey underlined the problems Chirac faces convincing the French public of the merits of Turkey's EU candidacy and indicated that many French people are yet to feel the benefits of France's economic recovery. "
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