CIS - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas

• The PP obtained 28.4%, Vox 12.2% and Sumar 7%, according to the December barometer carried out by the CIS
• 82% of Spaniards believe that more resources should be allocated in the General State Budget to organizations dedicated to addressing phenomena such as DANA. This percentage rises to 85.3% in the Valencian Community.
• Housing is the main problem in Spain, according to 22.3% of respondents.
• Impotence, anger and solidarity are the three emotions that respondents have experienced most intensely when learning about the material, economic or personal consequences of DANA.

The CIS conducted its monthly poll with the usual questions, such as voting intentions, assessments of leaders, and current affairs issues such as the DANA disaster that affected Valencia.

The PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) obtained an estimated 32.2% of the vote according to the December poll, followed by the Popular Party (PP) with 28.4%. Vox would reach 12.2%, while Sumar would obtain 7%, Podemos would reach 4.1%, and Se Acabó la Fiesta (The Party's Over) would reach 2.8%.

Assessment of political leaders and preference as president

Pedro Sánchez is the highest-rated politician with an average score of 4; followed by Yolanda Díaz with 3.98, Alberto Núñez Feijóo with 3.64, and Santiago Abascal with 2.87.

Regarding preference for Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez is the favorite for 42% of those surveyed, ahead by 23.7 points over Alberto Núñez Feijóo (18.3%), Isabel Díaz Ayuso (11.3%), Santiago Abascal (9.9%), and Yolanda Díaz (6.5%).

The DANA

It is related to climate change

99.7% of Spaniards consider the effects of the DANA (National Meteorological Agency) in the Valencian Community to be "very or quite serious." 71.3% directly relate it to climate change, while 17.5% say it is a completely isolated phenomenon.

Regarding the likelihood of a phenomenon like this occurring again in the next two or three years, respondents consider it highly probable, with a 7.51 out of 10 chance.
Concern about being affected by this type of disaster

56.1% of respondents say they are very or quite concerned about being affected by a disaster of this type, but 41.1% say they are not very or not at all. If we look at the same figure among Valencians, the concern rises to 70.7%, and those who say they are not very or not at all concerned drop to 26.5%.

There is consensus regarding the importance of taking prior measures to protect citizens from the effects of the climate crisis, with a score of 9.18 out of 10.

Who needs to take action

Regarding who should take action to address the consequences of climate change, 38.9% say all public administrations, 29% say the central government, and 10.7% the regional governments.

More resources in the General State Budget

82% of those surveyed believe that more resources should be allocated in the General State Budget to agencies dedicated to addressing phenomena such as DANA, while 14.1% do not believe this is necessary. Among Valencians, 85.3% are in favor of allocating more resources, while 11.5% believe it is not necessary.

Impotence, anger and solidarity are the three emotions that respondents have experienced most intensely when learning about the material, economic or personal consequences of DANA.

Problems in Spain

According to those surveyed, the main problem currently facing Spain is housing (22.3%), followed by unemployment, which is the most common problem for 18.7%, and the economic crisis in third place for 17.6%.

The main issues that personally affect those surveyed are the economic crisis and financial problems for 25.4%, followed by healthcare (20.7%) and housing (3) for 17.3%.

Economic situation

62.7% of Spaniards consider their current personal financial situation to be very good or good, compared to 24.7% who say it is bad or very bad. When asked about Spain's overall economic situation, 34.4% consider it to be very good or good, compared to 55.5% who say it is very bad or bad.

These and other data are collected in the barometer conducted from December 2 to 9, with 4,621 interviews.

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