French prime minister sees popularity fall

Almost half of French citizens (45 per cent) would like their prime minister to be changed after the referendum on the EU Constitution, on 29 May.

Whatever the result of the referendum, only 40 per cent of those polled want Jean-Pierre Raffarin to remain prime minister, according to a poll published in left-leaning daily Libération on Tuesday (10 May).

Nicolas Sarkozy, currently at the head of the ruling UMP party, would be the best alternative to Jean-Pierre Raffarin according to...