abstract:Le Nouvel Observateur (; often shortened to Le Nouvel Obs ) is a weekly French newsmagazine. Based in Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation (currently at 538,200).
Otherpossiblecontenders areClaudePerdriel, owner of a weekly paper, LeNouvelObservateur; andPrisa, a Spanishmediagroup which alreadyowns a 15% stake in LeMonde SA.
An opinion poll of almost 1, 000 people published by LeNouvelObservateur newspaper at the weekend suggested that 56% supported gay marriage, while 50% disapproved of gay adoption.