The PSOE is positioned as the leading political force with an estimated 35.5% of the vote.

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• The PP achieves 30.4% and is 5.1 points behind the Socialist Party, according to the monthly barometer carried out by the CIS.
• Pedro Sánchez is the preferred candidate for Prime Minister for 44.4% of those surveyed who gave their opinion.
• Distrust and irritation are the two feelings that politics provokes most in those surveyed today

The CIS has conducted the monthly barometer with the usual questions such as voting intentions, problems affecting Spaniards, international conflicts, among other issues.

The PSOE is once again the leading party in voting estimates with 35.5% of the votes, the PP would achieve 30.4%, VOX would be the third force with 10.2%, SUMAR would get 8% and Podemos would obtain 2.2%.

Preferences regarding leaders

Pedro Sánchez is the preferred candidate for Prime Minister for 27.8% of Spaniards—2 points higher than the previous month—15.3 points ahead of Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who is favored by 12.5%. Santiago Abascal is the favorite for 6.2%, Yolanda Díaz for 5.9%, and Isabel Díaz Ayuso for 5.1%.

Among the respondents who expressed their opinion, the gap widens: 44.4% of those surveyed prefer Pedro Sánchez as Prime Minister, giving him a 24.5-point lead over Feijóo, who is preferred by 19.9%. Santiago Abascal comes in third place with 9.9%, followed by Yolanda with 9.4%, and Isabel Díaz Ayuso with 8.1%.

Regarding the trust generated by the main leaders, Pedro Sánchez inspires "a lot or quite a lot" of trust in 30.3% of Spaniards, compared to the leader of the opposition, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who inspires "a lot or quite a lot" in 22.2%.
Regarding the evaluation of leaders, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is the best rated with a 4.39, followed by Yolanda Díaz with a 4.19, Alberto Núñez Feijóo with a 4.01, and Santiago Abascal with a 2.84.

The announcement by the Prime Minister

Regarding the decision announced by President Pedro Sánchez on April 29th to reconsider whether he would remain in office, 67.9% of those surveyed were aware of the news. Of those who knew about the decision, 36.8% viewed Sánchez's continued leadership "very positively or positively," 20.5% viewed it "neither positively nor negatively," and 41.9% viewed it "negatively or very negatively."

The feelings that politics provokes in Spaniards today are: distrust in the first place (37.6%), irritation in the second place (27.4%) and interest (23.1%).

Regarding the war in Gaza, 70.4% of those surveyed said they were “very or quite” worried, a percentage that rose 3 points compared to last month. 13.6% said they were “not very or not at all” worried, and 14.7% said they were “somewhat” worried.

Regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 71.6% say they are "very or quite worried," 14.7% say they are "not very or not at all worried," and 12.5% say they are "somewhat" worried. Climate change worries 74.6% "quite or very worried."

Economic situation and main problems

61.5% of people say their personal financial situation is “very good or good,” compared to 27.4% who say it is “bad or very bad” and 9.9% who say it is fair. In contrast, when asked about the economic situation in Spain, only 32.8% say it is “very good or good,” while 58% say it is “bad or very bad.” 6.9% say it is fair.

The problems that most affect Spaniards personally at the moment are the economic crisis and economic issues (32.7%), healthcare, which remains the second biggest problem compared to last month (18.3%), problems related to the quality of employment (14.7%) and unemployment (14.3%).

These and other data are included in the monthly barometer survey conducted from May 3 to 8, based on 4,013 interviews. You can consult the complete data on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es).