1000s of French to attend rally against Hollande

Thousands of French people are expected to attend a mass rally against President Francois Hollande.

French protesters are set to take to the streets later on Sunday in what has been named “A Day of Rage” in order to show their anger against Hollande’s presidency.

The demonstration comes a day after the 59-year-old president revealed separation from his partner Valerie Trierweiler over an affair scandal.

Hollande took office in May 2012 with pledges of economic and foreign policy reforms.

The socialist politician, however, has become the most unpopular French president on record as he has failed to deliver on the promises he made during his election campaign.

Hollande’s popularity has been hit by his government’s spending cuts and a failure to tackle record unemployment levels in the European country.

According to a survey carried out by French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), Hollande’s approval rating has dropped to 20 percent.

The survey, published by the French weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche in November last year, found that the reported 20-percent popularity rating is the worst level recorded for a French president since the poll started in 1958.

A recent poll, conducted by Ipsos-Steria and published by the French newspaper Le Mond, also indicated some 85 percent of respondents were convinced that France is currently in a state of pessimism.