Nearly two-thirds of French voters want François Hollande, the unpopular Socialist president, to admit defeat and resign, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.
The poll by Le Figaro newspaper, which came as France's economic woes deepened and Mr Hollande's reputation continued to suffer from the release of Valérie Trierweiler's memoirs, indicated growing disillusionment even among Socialist voters. Nearly a quarter of the party's supporters now want Mr Hollande to step down, it found.
However the majority of the French believe Mr Hollande will disregard public opinion and cling to power until his term ends in 2017, according to the survey.
Mr Hollande has vowed to weather the storm, saying: "No poll, no political turmoil will make me go." David Chazan writing in the Telegraph
Val says there are things to note here. The poll was published by Le Figaro, a right wing newspaper. One is actually surprised that with their readers the vote was not higher. I am not saying Francois Hollande is popular even with his own voters but it is not an unbiased vote.
It is a bit like asking Le Monde voters if they wish for the return of Sarkozy.
Whatever the vote Hollande has vowed to plough on till 2017
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