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Socialists Lead Comfortably in Spain
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The governing Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) is the most popular political organization in Spain, according to a poll by Instituto Opina released by Cadena Ser. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the PSOE in next year’s general election.
The opposition Popular Party (PP) is second with 37.5 per cent, followed by the coalition of United Left (IU) and Initiative for Catalonia-Greens (IC-V) with 4.5 per cent, Catalonia’s Convergence and Union (CiU) with three per cent, the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) with 1.5 per cent, and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) also with 1.5 per cent.
PSOE leader José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was sworn in as president of the government in April 2004, following his party’s victory in the legislative ballot. The conservative PP had administered the government under José María Aznar since 1996. Mariano Rajoy took over as PP leader in August 2003.
On Dec. 10, Zapatero announced a plan to turn Spanish homes into energy-efficient buildings. The president said his government would allocate up to $1.47 billion U.S. in direct subsidies to change light bulbs and renovate homes between 2008 and 2012, as well as up to $2.94 billion U.S. in incentives for people willing to make their homes up to 60 per cent more energy-efficient. Zapatero declared: "All the lights are flashing red; we are at a point of no return. I ask all citizens to act with urgency and to put this country at the forefront of the challenge to fight climate change."
The next general election is scheduled for March 2008.
Polling Data
What party would you support in the next general election?
|
Dec. 4 |
Nov. 21 |
Nov. 6 |
|
|
Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) |
45% |
45% |
44.5% |
|
Popular Party (PP) |
37.5% |
38% |
38% |
|
United Left (IU) / |
4.5% |
4% |
4% |
|
Convergence and Union (CiU) |
3% |
3.2% |
3% |
|
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) |
1.5% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
|
Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.4% |
Source: Instituto Opina / Cadena Ser
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Spanish adults, conducted on Dec. 4, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.