Hollande most unpopular French president on record - poll

France's President Francois Hollande addresses a news conference at an European Union leaders summit in Brussels October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule

PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Hollande has become the most unpopular French president on record, an opinion poll showed on Monday, with the Socialist leader hit by anger over tax hikes, unemployment and rows over the government's immigration policy.

Hollande's popularity has sunk to 26 percent of those surveyed, the first time the BVA poll has seen a French president's approval ratings fall below 30 percent.