A survey shows that French left-wing politicians are leading their central right-wing rivals in popularity ahead of parliamentary elections in June.

The survey found that the left holds a 44 percent popularity rating in France.

Support for central-right forces, including the Union for a Popular Movement, stood at 32 percent, while the far-right National Front garnered 18 percent.

If the Union for a Popular Movement doesn’t reach a compromise with far-right forces, left-wing parties, including the Socialist Party, the Greens and far-left forces, will win a majority in parliament and allow French Socialist President-elect Francois Hollande to pursue his own policies.

Hollande defeated incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday, becoming the first Socialist politician to win the French presidential election in 17 years.

Central-right forces won the 2007 general elections with 45-point-six percent of the vote, beating out leftist forces with 36 percent.