Sarkozy sinks in polls as fuel strikes bite

A quarter of all French service stations were still without fuel on 24 October 2010 as Nicolas Sarkozy’s popularity ratings fell to a record low amid the prolonged demonstrations against the president’s pension reforms.

ESO: Background information: Sarkozy orders police to clear French fuel depots http://www.europeansources.info/record/sarkozy-orders-police-to-clear-french-fuel-depots/

BBC News, 25.10.10: French fuel depots cleared of protesters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11618469

Deutsche Welle, 25.10.10: French strikes enter new week as Sarkozy's approval rating hits new low http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6144182,00.html

France24, 25.10.10: All fuel depots now cleared of blockades, oil industry says http://www.france24.com/en/20101025-fuel-depots-cleared-blockades-france-petrol-strikes-pension-schilansky-ufip-reform

Spiegel Online International, 22.10.10: The President Versus the People http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,724702,00.html

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