(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The re-election of Spain’s governing Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE) next month is not certain, according to a poll by Instituto DYM published by ABC. 42.2 per cent of respondents would back the PSOE in next month’s ballot, while 39.2 per cent would vote for the opposition Popular Party (PP).

United Left (IU) is third with 3.9 per cent. 14.7 per cent of respondents would vote for other parties.

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 Feb. 17, Rajoy said his campaign is focusing on a specific demographic, saying, "I’m asking for the vote of the Spanish middle class, the workers, the wage earners, the guy who has to struggle to earn his money."

Yesterday, Zapatero launched into a scathing critique of the PP during a campaign act in Guadalajara, stating, "(They) have placed their blind ambition of power ahead of the general interest, principles and loyalty. (...) When it is their turn to govern, they are useless."

The general election is scheduled for Mar. 9.

Polling Data

What party would you support in the next general election?

Source: Instituto DYM / ABC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,057 Spanish adults, conducted from Feb. 4 to Feb. 14, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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