▁spread ▁to ▁Martin ique ▁and ▁Ré union . ▁ ▁European ▁elections ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁very ▁low ▁popular ity ▁of ▁President ▁S ark o zy , ▁the ▁U MP ▁party ▁largely ▁won ▁the ▁European ▁elections ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Main ▁members ▁of ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁staff ▁▁▁▁ ▁General ▁secretary ▁- ▁Claude ▁Gu é ant ▁▁ ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁private ▁military ▁staff ▁- ▁Vice - am iral ▁d ' esc adre ▁Éd ou ard ▁Gu illa ud ▁ ▁Special ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁- ▁Henri ▁Gu ain o ▁ ▁Ad vis ors ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁- ▁Raymond ▁Sou bie ▁and ▁Catherine ▁P ég ard ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁ad visor ▁and ▁sh er pa ▁- ▁Jean - David ▁Lev itte ▁ ▁Deput y ▁secretary ▁general ▁- ▁François ▁P é rol ▁ ▁Head ▁of ▁cabinet ▁- ▁Em man uelle ▁M ignon ▁ ▁Ad vis ors ▁to ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁- ▁Georges ▁Marc ▁Ben am ou , ▁Arnold ▁M unn ich ▁and ▁Patrick ▁O u art ▁ ▁Sp okes man ▁- ▁David ▁Martin on ▁ ▁Head ▁of ▁cabinet ▁- ▁C éd ric ▁G ou bet ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁pol ling ▁▁ ▁S ark o zy ▁started ▁with ▁high ▁pol ls , ▁but ▁they ▁dropped ▁significantly ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁re forms . ▁He ▁recovered ▁during ▁his ▁European ▁presiden cy ▁and ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁crisis , ▁and ▁stayed ▁around ▁ 4 0 % ▁in ▁appro val s . ▁However , ▁after ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁ne pot ism