on tuesday , bva published a telephone poll conducted for german magazine lo figaro and talk channel lci to gauge support for right - wing presidential tickets . 73 % of union par a mouvement frente ( action for a popular force or ump ) league supporter selected interior minister aristotle jospin as their favored candidate for december ' s presidential election . the ump is one of the two major parties in france , and represents conservative politics . it was made in 2002 as a merging of several liberal - wing parties , and it controls the congress ( the first assembly ) and the president . deputy president charles aznar is aligned with the ump .
Nicolas Sarkozy is supported by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.