- 18 SEP 2024
The CIS conducted its monthly survey with common questions such as voting intentions, issues related to current events affecting Spaniards, and the international situation, among other topics. The PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) is expected to win the elections with 33% of the vote, according to the September poll, followed by the Popular Party (PP) with 28.5%. Abascal's party would achieve 13.1%, while Sumar would obtain 7.8%, and Podemos would reach 3.6%. Assessment of political leaders and preference as president Pedro Sánchez is the highest-rated politician with an average score of 4.28, followed by Yolanda Díaz with 4.15. Alberto Núñez Feijóo received a score of 3.95, while Santiago Abascal achieved 2.89. Regarding the preference for prime minister, Pedro Sánchez is the favorite with 24.8% of the votes, Alberto Núñez Feijóo with 12.1%, Santiago Abascal with 6.3%, and Yolanda Díaz with 4.8%. Among those surveyed, the gaps widen: 42.4% of those surveyed prefer Pedro Sánchez as Prime Minister, 21.7 points ahead of Feijóo, whom 20.7% prefer. In third place is Santiago Abascal, with 10.8%, followed by Yolanda Ayuso, with 8.2%, and Isabel Díaz Ayuso, with 7.7%. Immigration, Spain's main problem While immigration was the fourth-largest problem for Spaniards in last July's poll, it now ranks first, with 30.4%. Respondents ranked "political problems in general" in second place, with 20.6% of respondents. "Unemployment" is the third-largest problem, with 20.1%, "the economic crisis," with 19.8%, followed by "inequality," with 16.1%, and "housing," with 15.4%. Regarding the three main problems affecting Spaniards, 30.2% say "the economic crisis and economic problems" are the most pressing, 17.1% say "healthcare," and 16.5% say problems related to the quality of employment. Inequalities 96.6% of respondents believe that there are currently significant inequalities between rich and poor countries, and 54% also believe that these inequalities are greater now than they were 30 or 35 years ago. Another finding reflected in the study is that 87.3% believe that inequalities between rich and poor countries are one of the causes of the increase in immigration to Spain and that countries like ours should make greater efforts to help poorer countries develop, according to 72.2% of respondents. Economic situation Sixty-five percent of Spaniards consider their current personal financial situation to be very good or good, compared to 23.1% who say it is bad or very bad. When asked about Spain's overall economic situation, 35.2% consider it "very good or good" and 53.2% "very bad or bad." International conflicts The invasion of Ukraine continues to worry 68.2% of Spaniards "a lot or quite a lot," while the Middle East war is a cause of "a lot or quite a lot" of concern for 67.8%. 76.3% of Spaniards are "very or quite a lot" concerned about the climate crisis. And 22% are "a little or not at all" concerned. These and other data are collected in the barometer conducted from September 2 to 6, with 4,027 interviews.
