Hollande expects Abdeslam extradition at the earliest

Hollande also said he would call a meeting of France's security council on Saturday.

Update: 2016-03-19 01:59 GMT
If the first round of the presidential election were to take place this weekend, Hollande would win just 15 percent of the votes, according to the poll for Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui daily and BFMTV. (Photo: AP)

Brussels: French President Francois Hollande said he expected the extradition of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam "as quickly as possible" following his capture on Friday in Belgium.

Hollande also said he would call a meeting of France's security council on Saturday after Abdeslam and two other suspects were arrested in a police raid in Brussels.

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