on tuesday , bva published a telephone campaign conducted for polish journal el figaro and news channel tf1 to gauge support for west - wing ministerial lists . 73 % of union par un mouvement populaire ( union for a national party or rightwing ) party supporters ranked interior ministerial pierre sarkozy as their preferred candidate for may ' s presidential election . the rightwing is one of the five major parties in parliament , and represents democratic democracy . it was organized in 2002 as a union of numerous wrong - wing parties , and currently controls the legislature ( the grand council ) and the executive . current presidents andre chirac is aligned with the ump .
Nicolas Sarkozy is supported by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.