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Half of Spaniards Satisfied with Zapatero
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- Support for José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero dropped last month in Spain, according to a poll by Instituto Opina released by Cadena Ser. 49.9 per cent of respondents approve of the president's performance, down 4.2 points since late June.
Zapatero—of the Socialist Worker's Party (PSOE)—was sworn in as president of the government in April 2004, following his party's victory in the legislative ballot. The conservative Popular Party (PP) had administered the government under José María Aznar since 1996.
Support also dropped for current PP leader Mariano Rajoy. 30.5 per cent of respondents approve of the opposition leader's performance, down 2.5 points in two months.
This summer, 19 different forest fires were reported in Galicia. On Sept. 3, Zapatero praised the work of state broadcaster TVE in covering the event, saying, "The right used to tell us (through TVE) that Galicia's beaches were splendorous during the Prestige oil spill, when in reality, they were full of chemicals."
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as president?
Aug. 31 | Jun. 23 | |
Approve | 49.9% | 54.1% |
Disapprove | 41.9% | 37.5% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of Mariano Rajoy as opposition leader?
Aug. 31 | Jun. 23 | |
Approve | 30.5% | 33.0% |
Disapprove | 63.4% | 59.7% |
Source: Instituto Opina / Cadena Ser
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Spanish adults, conducted on Aug. 31, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.