Most French voters not to back Hollande's candidacy in 2017: Poll

Eight French voters out of 10 would not support French President Francois Hollande's candidacy to seek a second mandate in 2017, a survey showed Saturday.

According to Odoxa poll published in the daily Le Parisien, the current occupant of the Elysee Palace collected just 15 percent of favourable votes, Xinhua reported. In the left wing parties, 28 percent of respondents want him to run in the 2017 presidential race.

Last April, the French head of state said he would not run for a second term if he could not deliver on the pledge to reverse a long running rise in unemployment.

With only 13 percent of people satisfied with his policies, Hollande is one of the lowest supported leaders compared to his predecessors at the same point in their terms as unemployment continued to grow and the economy is in tatters.

"More there are job-seekers, lower will be Hollande's popularity and he will be judged only on his ability to create more posts and satisfy the growing job demands," Eric Bonnet, director of studies at BVA Opinion had told Xinhua in an earlier interview.