French president has best ratings since 2012 after Paris attacks: poll

French President Francois Hollande's ratings zoomed up to 50 percent, the best since 2012, following his hardline response against jihadists after the Paris attacks, a poll showed Tuesday.

It was the best score for Hollande since July 2012, according to a poll by Ifop/Fiducial for Paris Match and Sud Radio. The French leader's popularity had reached extremely low levels in the past three years.

Hollande's approval ratings, which have been hit by his failure to stop unemployment, had earlier shot up by 21 points in the aftermath of the January attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris.

"For the second time this year, we have witnessed a tremendous surge in the president's popularity," Ifop's deupty director Frederic Dabi said .... http://news.yahoo.com