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The CIS Puts the PSOE in Front With 31% and Narrows Its Gap With the PP After the Ceuta Crisis
The September barometer keeps the Socialists in first place, although with a smaller lead over the PP. The survey also measured the political and social impact of the situation in Ceuta.
The September barometer from the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), released this Monday and cited by eldiario.es, places the PSOE in the lead with an estimated vote share of 31%, two points lower than in July. The PP comes in second with 25.5%, four tenths above the previous reading, leaving the gap between the two at 5.5 points.
Behind them are Vox, with 16.6%; Sumar, with 5.7%; and Podemos, with 3.7%. The survey was conducted between September 1 and 4 based on 4,042 interviews.
According to the study, Pedro Sánchez is the best-rated leader, with 4.18 points out of 10. He is followed by Yolanda Díaz, with 3.99; Alberto Núñez Feijóo, with 3.65; and Santiago Abascal, with 3.01. In addition, Sánchez is the preferred choice for prime minister for 39.8% of those who expressed an opinion, compared with 21% for Feijóo, 15.6% for Abascal and 7.2% for Gabriel Rufián.
On trust, 31.5% said the president inspires “a lot or quite a lot,” while 67.2% answered “little or none.” In Feijóo’s case, 19% said he generates “a lot or quite a lot of trust” and 79.2% “little or none.”
Among the country’s main concerns, housing appears first with 37.5%, followed by the economic crisis with 21.6% and immigration with 19.7%. On a personal level, respondents mention the economic crisis most often, with 30.1%; housing, with 27.9%; and health care, with 20.1%.
The poll also included questions about Ceuta. An 82.2% said Spain should strengthen its borders to prevent mass entries into cities such as Ceuta and Melilla, while 83.6% considered understanding between Spain and Morocco important to guarantee border security. In addition, 89.4% said the European Union should cooperate more with Spain in the situation in Ceuta.
On the status of Ceuta and Melilla, 77.1% said they are territories as Spanish as any other on the peninsula, while 14.2% said they have an ambiguous and special situation that should be the subject of agreements with Morocco. At the same time, 73.6% considered it important to maintain a policy of friendship and good neighborliness between Spain and Morocco.
Finally, 67.7% believed there are countries, leaders or global actors trying to generate problems or misunderstandings in the relationship between Spain and Morocco. Among those who hold that view, 49.1% mentioned the United States or some of its sectors, according to eldiario.es.
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