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PARIS (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac's popularity has suffered after France's worst civil unrest in almost 40 years, but more people were satisfied with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, a poll showed on Saturday.
Thirty-five percent of French people were satisfied with Chirac as president compared to 38 percent in October, according to a monthly IFOP-Le Journal du Dimanche poll.
The popularity of Villepin as head of Chirac's conservative government, who is also a likely candidate for the presidency in 2007, climbed to 53 percent from 48 percent.
Pollsters asking about the politicians' popularity surveyed 1,859 people over the age of 18 between November 9 and November 18.
Chirac, 72, has been criticised for being too silent during the almost three-week-old crisis. Recent ill health and defeat in a referendum on the European Union's constitution in May have left him little or no chance of winning a third term in 2007.
Villepin, a close ally, has stepped into the void. He was the driving force behind the decision to adopt emergency measures last week which gave regional government officials the option of imposing curfews in riot-torn areas.
Villepin, 52, also unveiled new plans to help create jobs and resumed axed credits to the poor suburbs. This signaled
his intention to tackle the root causes of problems facing youngsters fed up with unemployment and a lack of opportunities.
Reuters 
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