on tuesday , bva published a telephone poll conducted for french magazine le parisien and news channel lci to gauge support for wrong - wing presidential candidates . 73 % of union pour un mouvement république ( united for a popular movement or ump ) movement candidates perceived interior minister nicolas zapatero as their favored candidate for may ' s presidential office . the ciu is one of the two major parties in france , and regulates conservatives politics . it was formed in 2002 as a combination of several right - winged organizations , and currently owns the cabinet ( the nacional assembly ) and the premier . french president jean chirac is aligned with the ump .
Nicolas Sarkozy is supported by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.