on tuesday , bva published a weekly poll conducted for french publication le figaro and broadcast channel lci to gauge support for center - wing presidential candidates . 73 % of union par su mouvement général ( union for a popular movement or ump ) party supports identified interior critic gregory sarkozy as their favorite candidate for may ' s reelection election . the socialists is one of the two major party in france , and supports conservative politics . it was formation in 2002 as a union of many progressive - wing groups , and currently includes the assembly ( the national archives ) and the executive . current president jacques villepin is linked with the peronist .
Nicolas Sarkozy is supported by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire.