Mr 4%! Hollande is now the most unpopular president in French history after string of political, economic and personal crises

Mr Hollande's personal approval rating has plunged to just four per cent
He is even more unpopular that President Charles de Gaulle was in 1968
A new book blames a series of major gaffes that have seen him shunned
He's insulted the the poor, the judiciary and even the French Football team

Published: 01:41 BST, 4 November 2016 | Updated: 03:21 BST, 4 November 2016

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French president Francois Hollande has become the most unpopular president since records began, a new poll has revealed.

Mr Hollande's personal approval rating has plunged to just four per cent - the lowest ever since the first president was elected in 1848.

He is even more unpopular that President Charles de Gaulle was in 1968, when millions of French protested to demand a complete overhaul of French society.

Francois Hollande is officially the most unpopular French president since records began, with an approval rating of just four per cent (pictured)

A new book on Hollande blames a series of major gaffes that have seen him shunned by the overwhelming majority of the French population.

He has insulted the the poor, who he called 'toothless', the judiciary, his own ministers and even the national soccer team, the biography entitled A

President Shouldn't Say That reveals. Mr Hollande came to power in May 2012 amid a fanfare of promises to redistribute wealth and rebuild France's ailing public services.

He declared himself as 'anti-rich', and was dubbed 'Mr Normal' by the French press in sharp contrast to outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy's love of private jets, designer suits and a supermodel wife.

He also promised a 'transparent' government that would not tolerate the repeated political corruption scandals that tainted the Sarkozy regime.

But after four years in the job, he has been humiliated by a catalogue of political, economic and personal crises and embarrassed by the antics of former First Lady Valerie Trierweiler.

Hollande has been humiliated by a catalogue of political, economic and personal crises and embarrassed by the antics of former First Lady Valerie Trierweiler (pictured)

He is even more unpopular that President Charles de Gaulle (pictured left) was in 1968, when millions of French people demanded a complete overhaul of society

He is also seen as incapable of tackling terrorism, unemployment, inflation and the endless flow of migrants arriving in France and setting up camps in Calais and along the Channel coast.

Hollande also faces being ousted by his own prime minister during his socialist party's leadership contest in January before the presidential election in May next year.

A spokesman for pollsters Ifop said: 'He claimed to be a Robin Hood president who would sweep away corruption and help the poor.

'But he has been hit on all sides, by the economy, his policies, corruption and personal attacks. No president has ever been re-elected after falling as low as this.'