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Hollande on his own? Socialist backbenchers abstain on confidence vote

2014-09-16 0 Dailymotion

<p>Latest opinion polls show François Hollande has hit rock bottom and started to dig. As a Socialist who ran as an enemy of finance, he was always going to antagonise the right. But members of his own party chose to abstain during a vote of confidence in parliament this Tuesday. And it's not only about policy: ex-first lady Valérie Trierwieler's vitriolic kiss-and-tell book skewers Hollande as a man who disdains the poor. Is this the end for Hollande, or can France's president weather the storm?</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en

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