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Chirac 'weakened' after EU summit

French President Jacques Chirac is continuing to see a drop in his popularity with a poll showing 70 percent are dissatisfied with their leader.

An IFOP poll published in Sunday's Journal du Dimanche shows that only 28 percent of French citizens said they are satisfied with him in June, a drop from 40 percent in May.

Mr Chirac's drop in the popularity stakes emerged particularly in the run-up to the French referendum on the EU constitution.

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