The PSOE would win the election with 32.6% of the vote, according to the November CIS barometer, which gives the socialists 2.2 points less than in October and puts them 10.2 points ahead of the PP. The People’s Party would get 22.4% of the vote if a general election were held today, recovering 2.6 points compared to the previous study, when it did not reach 20% of the vote. In third place, Vox, Santiago Abascal’s party, consolidates its position, going from 17.7% to 18.8% in November, followed by Sumar (7.1%) and Podemos (4%).
The study became known the day after the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard sent a report to the Supreme Court in which it delves into the functioning of the alleged corruption plot in which the former secretaries of the PSOE organization, José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán, are linked.
The responses to the November barometer were collected in the first days of the month, when the trial began before the Supreme Court against the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, accused of the crime of revealing secrets for having leaked an email sent to the Prosecutor’s Office by the lawyer of Alberto González Amador – partner of the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso – in which two tax crimes involved more than 350,000 euros were recognised. That week was also marked by the resignation of president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, who announced that he was leaving his position as head of the Consell and instructed the Chamber to agree on his replacement.
In addition to questions about voting intentions, the José Félix Tezanos Institute asks about the evaluation of the leaders of the main parties and, as usual, none of them approve. The most voted is the head of the executive, Pedro Sánchez, to whom the Spaniards give a 4.1, followed by Yolanda Díaz, to whom they give 3.9, and the opposition leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to whom they give 3.4. Santiago Abascal is the worst of the four, on the verge of a 3.
Sánchez is the preferred leader for the presidency of the government by 40.5% of citizens, followed by Abascal, preferred by 18.2% and Feijóo, the preferred leader by 14.8%.
Main problems of the Spaniards
The main problem that exists in Spain today is, for 40% of citizens, housing. Two out of 10 citizens cite it as their first problem. “Political problems in general” occupied seventh place in October, and rose to second place in the barometer released this Wednesday.
Only 3.8% of respondents cite climate change as one of Spain’s main problems. However, 71.9% of citizens are very or somewhat concerned about climate change, while 26.3% are slightly or not at all.
The institute directed by José Félix Tezanos questions the conflicts in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. 63.7% of citizens are very or somewhat worried about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, compared to 19.5% who are slightly or not at all worried. As regards Israel’s war in Gaza, the concern is less: 26.7% say they are very worried, 35.8% quite worried and 19.5% confess that the conflict in the Middle East does not worry them.
