国际英语新闻:Majority of French voters reject Hollande's economic policy: poll

PARIS, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A large majority of French voters opposed President Francois Hollande's economic roadmap which he claimed would kick-start a feeble economic growth and create enough jobs for millions of jobseekers, according to a survey released on Monday.

An Odoxa poll for Les Echos and Radio Classique showed 86 percent of respondents rejected the president's measures to revive growth of the eurozone's second largest economy.

Hollande's spending cut pledge and proposal to trim payroll tax by 30 billion euros (36.8 billion U.S. dollars) were not good enough to fix the country's economic headaches, according to 71 percent of left supporters, while in the right camp, 95 percent of voters said no to the government's policy.

The unpopularity of the economic policy is due to the lack of good results, as unemployment rate continues to rise and growth remains weak, according to Odoxa director Gael Slimane.

With a deficit cut plan and a reform pact, Hollande wanted to defend his economic credentials and stood firm to defy grim outlooks that set France a weak performer in the single-currency bloc.

"I will fully and concretely fulfill my mandate, without worrying about my popularity because it's not my goal," Hollande said during a recent press meeting.

"My goal is that my duty is done in the interest of France and in the values that are mine. I'll do anything to achieve that at the end of my term," he said.