▁( see ▁Jean ▁S ark o zy ) ▁and ▁a ▁slow down ▁in ▁the ▁f rench ▁economy ▁after ▁an ▁initial ▁period ▁of ▁growth ▁after ▁the ▁great ▁re cess ion , ▁he ▁lost ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁confidence ▁and ▁never ▁really ▁recovered , ▁bar ▁during ▁his ▁re e lection ▁attempt . ▁That ▁sc andal ▁was ▁later ▁admitted ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁cru cial ▁point ▁by ▁party ▁officials , ▁who ▁noticed ▁U MP ▁membership ▁dram atically ▁fell . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁right - wing ▁dis content ▁grew ▁as ▁National ▁Front ' s ▁new ▁president ▁Marine ▁Le ▁Pen ▁launched ▁an ▁early ▁campaign . ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁confidence ▁ratings ▁later ▁fell ▁to ▁ 3 0 % ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁reached ▁ 2 0 % ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁: fr : Ge org es - M arc ▁Ben am ou : ▁Com édie ▁française ▁- ▁Ch oses ▁v ues ▁au ▁co eur ▁du ▁pouvoir . ▁F ay ard , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁. ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Dom estic ▁policy ▁of ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁France ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁France ▁S ark o zy , ▁Nicolas ▁Category : N icol as ▁S ark o zy <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁M ead ows , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Robert ▁Carter ▁Hill