on tuesday , bva published a telephone poll conducting for french magazine le figaro and news agency rtl to gauge support for right - wing presidential candidates . 73 % of union pour un mouvement banque ( unions for a nationalist movement or ump ) party supporters identified justice minister pierre sarkozy as their preferred opponent for may ' s presidential election . the rpr is one of the two large parties in aquitaine , and reflects conservative candidates . it was founded in 2002 as a union of several rights - wing parties , and currently controls the senate ( the national assembly ) and the executive . current minister jacques chirac is aligned with the ump .
Nicolas Sarkozy is supported by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.