French public want Hollande to change policies - poll

French President Francois Hollande attends an economic round table at the Slovak government building in Bratislava, October 29, 2013. Hollande arrived on a one-day official visit to Slovakia. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

PARIS (Reuters) - The vast majority of French people want President Francois Hollande to change his polices or reshuffle his government, an opinion poll suggested on Sunday, a day after thousands protested against tax hikes and rising unemployment.

Hollande, the most unpopular French president on record according to a previous poll, has been hit by public anger over his economic methods, rows over immigration policy and repeated gaffes within the government.