Hollande’s Approval Rating Returns to All-Time Low: Elabe Poll
- Socialist president is most unpopular in French history
- Incumbent leader hinted he may seek to run again as president
French President Francois Hollande.
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French President Francois Hollande saw his popularity return to a historic low on Thursday as he hinted that he hasn’t yet given up hope of claiming a second term.
The Socialist leader’s approval rating dropped to 15 percent in September from 17 percent in August, matching June’s record low, according to a poll by the Paris-based Elabe institute for Radio Classique and Les Echos daily. Prime Minister Manuel Valls’s approval rating dropped to 19 percent from 20 percent, Elabe showed.