Just three percent of French want Hollande to run in 2017

France's President Francois Hollande addresses a news conference after an informal summit of European Union leaders in Brussels May 27, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

PARIS (Reuters) - Only 3 percent of French people want President Francois Hollande to be the Socialist Party's candidate in the 2017 presidential elections, according to an opinion poll published by Le Figaro Magazine on Thursday.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls is their favourite to represent the left's main party in the elections. The poll shows 26 percent support him in the race for France's highest office, ahead of Lille mayor Martine Aubry at 10 percent.