Francois Hollande - Socialist Hollande Seen Winning French Presidency - Poll Reuters

PARIS Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:12pm EDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Most French voters assume Socialist Francois Hollande will defeat conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy in a strong election run-off following year, your poll about Monday showed, round the clock immediately after they earned the nomination while this visitors party's candidate.

The survey by means of pollsters Harris Interactive discovered which sixty per cent of these questioned considered Hollande would acquire in the event that your dog travelled head-to-head with Sarkozy, along with fourteen percent stating they will were convinced on the outcome.

The first spherical involving France's presidential selection is actually scheduled for April 22. If simply no applicant wins a new majority, your run-off involving the key a pair of will take place with May 6.

The survey involving 1,206 people ended up being practiced online through October 16 to be able to October 17, time after Hollande earned that major next spherical of a most important selection to depict that Socialists with next year's vote, whipping rival plus celebration secretary Martine Aubry.

Were he for you to unseat Sarkozy, your dog will grow to be the primary Socialist to cling that obama administration considering that the later part of Francois Mitterrand left company around 1995.

The self-styled "normal" pick Hollande struck some sort of chord by using voters from the very last a short time associated with his campaign for the Socialist candidacy, probable to destroy down on banks and also put an conclusion to help financial sector excess.

The party's podium also proposes scrapping quite a few 50 thousand euros involving tax pauses and other concessions made by Sarkozy. Half the particular proceeds would certainly visit in the direction of proactive policies for careers and growth, along with half to lessening anyone deficit.

Sarkozy has not nevertheless stated for several no matter whether when called he'll run with regard to re-election, however is usually widely expected to find an additional five-year term.

(Reporting By Daniel Flynn and Paul Taylor )