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Information note on the progress of results of the 'April 2019 Macrobarometer. Pre-electoral elections to the European Parliament 2019'

Madrid, 09 May 2019

Nota informativa

The PSOE confirms its predominance as the first political force in the European elections

  • According to the CIS macrobarometer carried out between March 21 and April 23, the PSOE could achieve between 29% and 31% of the votes in the next elections to the European Parliament
  • The best-known candidates in these elections are: the socialist, Josep Borrell and the candidate for Esquerra Republicana, Oriol Junqueras

Madrid, May 9, 2019 . The pre-election survey on the May 26 elections to the European Parliament indicates that the PSOE is the party with the highest voting intention, it could be between 29% and 31% of the votes, the Popular Party would be the second, between 18% % and 20%, Ciudadanos would move between 14% and 16% of the votes, followed by Unidas Podemos between 13% and 15% and VOX, between 7% and 9% of the votes.

Regarding the projection of the distribution of seats, the CIS estimates that the PSOE would move within a range between 17 and 18 seats, the PP between 11 and 12 seats, Ciudadanos between 8 and 9, Unidas Podemos would obtain over 8 seats and VOX could achieve between 4 and 5 seats.

Knowledge and assessment of candidates

The best-known candidates for these European elections are Oriol Junqueras of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (65.4%), and the socialist, Josep Borrell (62.1%). The least known are the Unidas Podemos candidate, María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, with 16.6% and the Ciudadanos candidate, Luis Garicano with 19%.

The candidate best rated by the Spaniards – and the only one who approves – is Josep Borrell , with a 5, followed by María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop with a 4.1, Luis Garicano with a 4, Oriol Junqueras with a 3.1, the candidate of the PP, Dolors Montserrat with a 3.3 and the Vox candidate, Jorge Buxadé, would be the worst valued with a 2.1.

Stake

Regarding participation in these elections, 61.1% affirm that they will vote “with complete certainty” and 16.8% affirm that they “probably will.”

When asked "to what extent they believe that the decisions made within the European Union affect the lives of Spaniards", 26.3% believe that they "affect a lot" and 45.3% "quite a bit." ”. Which would mean that 71.6% of the people surveyed believe that the decisions made in Europe affect “a lot or a lot.”

These and other data are collected in the macrobarometer carried out between March 21 and April 23, - with a sample of 17,641 interviews - which is available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis .is).

For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

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