Majority of French do not want Francois Hollande to run again

Most French people do not want Francois Hollande to seek a second term in the country’s 2017 presidential election, a poll showed, in the latest blow to the president whose popularity is already at record lows.

The poll showed that 85% of those questioned did not want Hollande to run for president again, with 50% blaming him for not delivering on his promises.

The poll by IFOP for French weekly Le Journal Du Dimanche was conducted between September 5-6 and was based on a survey of 988 people.