Nicholas Sarkozy—favorite of the right On Tuesday, BVA published a telephone poll conducted for French magazine Le Figaro and news channel LCI to gauge support for right-wing presidential candidates. 73\% of Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement or UMP) party supporters identified Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy as their preferred candidate for May's presidential election. The UMP is one of the two major parties in France, and represents conservative politics. It was formed in 2002 as a union of several right-wing parties, and currently controls the legislature (the National Assembly) and the executive. Current president Jacques Chirac is aligned with the UMP. Sarkozy's rivals trail far behind him, with Defense Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie at 5\%, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin at 4\% and President Jacques Chirac with 1\%. Sarkozy's support among the entire group polled is significantly lower, at only 34\%. Alliot-Marie has 4\%, de Villepin and Chirac have 3\% each, and the remaining 43\% did not express a preference. Related news Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency, November 18, 2006
Nicholas Sarkozy—favorite of the right On Tuesday, BVA published a telephone poll conducted for French magazine and news channel to gauge support for right-wing presidential candidates. 73\% of (Union for a Popular Movement or UMP) party supporters identified Interior Minister as their preferred candidate for May's election. The UMP is one of the two major parties in France, and represents conservative politics. It was formed in 2002 as a union of several right-wing parties, and currently controls the legislature (the National Assembly) and the executive. Current president is aligned with the UMP. Sarkozy's rivals trail far behind him, with Defense Minister at 5\%, Prime Minister at 4\% and President Jacques Chirac with 1\%. Sarkozy's support among the entire group polled is significantly lower, at only 34\%. Alliot-Marie has 4\%, de Villepin and Chirac have 3\% each, and the remaining 43\% did not express a preference. Related news 
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Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency, November 18, 2006