Below are the current standings of all certified candidates polling 1% or better.

QUESTION: AMONG THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES,
WHO ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO VOTE FOR IN THE
FIRST ROUND OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
April 18, 2007 (Angus Reid)

	Apr. 16	Apr. 12	Apr. 11
Nicolas Sarkozy	27%	26%	27%
Ségolène Royal	25%	23%	25%
François Bayrou	19%	21%	19%
Jean-Marie Le Pen	15.5%	15%	15%
Olivier Besancenot	4%	4%	3.5%
Marie-George Buffet	2%	2.5%	2%
Dominique Voynet	2%	1%	1.5%
Frédéric Nihous	1.5%	2%	1.5%
José Bové	1.5%	1.5%	2%
Philippe de Villiers	1.5%	1.5%	1%
Arlette Laguiller	1%	2%	2%

Source: CSA / Le Parisien
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,006 French adults, conducted on Apr. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Who are these folk? See our earlier scorecard post.

Are you an undecided Frenchie? Reluctant to take responsibility for voting the future of France? Help is available.

UNDECIDED FRENCH SEEK MYSTIC CLUES

PARIS April 18, 2007 (Reuters) - Maitre Desmet, an African geomancer who predicts the future by casting a handful of shells into a basket and interpreting the way they fall, suggests Royal will win.

"There are far more female shells opened to the sky. Therefore, there is one person coming out clearly as a favorite: It is a woman who will run in the second round."

Astrologist Maria Aguilera by contrast thinks Bayrou will win the presidency, based on what her tarot cards say. "He is destined for high places, he will provide France with an important image on the international scene," she said, drawing cards of the devil, the magician and the world.

Gazing into his crystal ball, Dominique Lehmann disagrees:

I would say there will be a second round between Sarkozy and Royal. It's true that the right-wing party has a better chance to succeed. But it will be a very, very close race.

Ah, the powerful forces of the occult seem to agree -- there may be two candidates in the 2e tour. You will need to make a second appointment for advice on that vote.

PFFT (What is this?): Eenie-meanie chilly-beanie, the spirits are about to vote 2½ | Rayonnement français 0