CIS - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas

• In second place is the PP with 31.5%, Vox obtains 11.8% and Sumar 6.3%, according to the October barometer.
• 33.8% of Spaniards say that "the economic crisis, economic problems" is the problem that affects them the most, followed by healthcare and housing.
• Margarita Robles is the most highly rated minister with a 5.09

The CIS conducted its monthly survey with common questions such as voting intentions, issues related to current events affecting Spaniards, assessments of ministers, and the international situation, among other topics.

The PSOE would win the elections with 34% of the voting intention according to the October barometer, followed by the Popular Party with 31.5%. Abascal's party would reach 11.8%, while Sumar would obtain 6.3% and Podemos would reach 3.3%.

Assessment of political leaders and preference as president

Pedro Sánchez is the highest-rated politician with an average score of 4.13; followed by Alberto Núñez Feijóo with a score of 4.02, Yolanda Díaz with a score of 3.99, and Santiago Abascal with a score of 2.93.

Regarding the preference for prime minister, Pedro Sánchez is the favorite with 24.3% of the votes, Alberto Núñez Feijóo with 13.3%, Santiago Abascal with 6.6%, and Yolanda Díaz with 4.2%.

Among those surveyed, the gaps widen: 40.5% of those surveyed who gave their opinion prefer Pedro Sánchez as Prime Minister, 18.3 points ahead of Feijóo, whom 22.2% prefer. In third place is Santiago Abascal, with 11.1%, followed by Isabel Díaz Ayuso with 8.2% and Yolanda Díaz with 7%.

Regarding the ministers' ratings, Margarita Robles remains the highest-rated and most well-known, with a score of 5.09, Carlos Cuerpo achieves 5.08, and Teresa Ribera takes third place with 4.54.

Housing and health care are among the problems that most affect

Regarding the three main problems affecting Spaniards, 33.8% say "the economic crisis and economic problems" are the most common, 20.9% say "healthcare," and 17.7% say housing-related problems.
Regarding Spain's problems, immigration is the top priority for 28.1%, followed by the economic crisis (23.8%), and housing (22.7%).

Economic situation

61.5% of Spaniards consider their current personal financial situation to be very good or good, compared to 26.5% who say it is bad or very bad. When asked about Spain's overall economic situation, 31.4% consider it "very good or good" and 58.9% "very bad or bad."

International conflicts

The invasion of Ukraine continues to worry 59.2% of Spaniards "a lot or quite a lot," while the Middle East conflict is a cause of "a lot or quite a lot" of concern for 70.6%.

71.6% of Spaniards are "very or quite a lot" concerned about the climate crisis. And 26.4% are "a little or not at all" concerned.
These and other data are collected in the barometer conducted from October 1 to 11, with 4,005 interviews. You can consult the complete data on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, please call 91 580 76 25 or 664 470 083.

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