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Two years after his election, the mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, has a 72 per cent approval rating according to a Léger survey published Tuesday.

Twenty-four per cent of survey respondents, that was conducted for Le Devoir and Le Journal de Montréal, give the mayor a negative rating. The satisfaction rate is higher among francophones than anglophones.

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For 54 per cent of people surveyed, the city’s overall situation has improved since the arrival of Coderre as mayor, while 34 per cent believe it has stayed the same and only 6 per cent have seen a deterioration.

The Web survey polled a total of 600 Montreal citizens. The poll also reveals that if elections were held a few days ago, Team Denis Coderre would have collected 57 per cent of the vote against 13 per cent for Projet Montréal, headed by Luc Ferrandez. The other parties registering very low numbers.

Mayor Coderre should note that 51 per cent of respondents disapprove of dumping eight billion litres of sewage into the St. Lawrence River, while 34 per cent of people support it.

The survey was conducted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 1. Its margin of error is of 4 per cent in 19 of 20 cases.