{"id":17797,"date":"2023-04-20T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/spanish-pms-party-dips\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T13:10:57","slug":"spanish-pms-party-dips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/spanish-pms-party-dips\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish PM&#8217;s party dips in new poll, new leftist bloc gains traction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (Reuters) &#8211;     Spain&#8217;s ruling Socialists lost some of their advantage over the conservative People&#8217;s Party in terms of voting intentions in a national election due later this year, while a new leftist platform appeared to gain traction, an opinion poll showed.<\/p>\n<p>While other recent surveys put the PP in front, the poll by the state-owned Centre for Sociological Studies released on Thursday still showed the Spanish Socialist Workers&#8217; Party (PSOE) of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez taking 30.4% of the vote, down from 32.7% a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>Its main rival polled at 26.1% after also losing some ground, but the gap between them diminished to about 4 points from 5 points.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition parties have criticised CIS over what they see as possible bias as the pollster is state-owned and headed by a Socialist.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the survey showed the leftist electoral platform Sumar launched this month by Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz, on 10.6% of voting intentions, surpassing the junior partner in the Socialist-led ruling coalition Unidas Podemos, almost four points down at 6.7%.<\/p>\n<p>It is still unclear whether Unidas Podemos will join Sumar or compete against it for left-of-centre voters, an option that could potentially reduce seats for the left.<\/p>\n<p>All polls point to a fragmented parliament where no party would have a sufficient majority to govern alone, so smaller parties both on the left and on the right could be crucial. <\/p>\n<p>Far-right Vox ranked the third-strongest political force with 11.1% of voting intentions, up from 10% a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>The only potential option analysts see for the PP to be able to govern would be via an alliance with Vox, untested at the national level and likely problematic, while a new alliance on the left is seen as more likely.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Emma Pinedo, editing by Andrei Khalip and Angus MacSwan)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/spanish-pms-party-dips\/spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-visits-donana-national-park\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3J0KJ-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3J0KJ-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (Reuters) &#8211; Spain&#8217;s ruling Socialists lost some of their advantage over the conservative People&#8217;s Party in terms of voting intentions in a national election due later this year, while a new leftist platform appeared to gain traction, an opinion poll showed. 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