The PSOE falls five points after the scandals of Zapatero and Leire Díez, according to the CIS

MadridThe first barometer of the Sociological Research Center (CIS) carried out after Beyond the PSOE, regarding the rest of the multinational majority, Sumar and Podem are growing. The former increase their vote estimate by seven tenths, to 6.4%, while the purple party does so by three tenths, to 2.8%. In this way, this June Ione Belarra's party overtakes ERC, when in May the Republicans had positioned themselves above, as the fifth force. On the other hand, in this barometer the independentists fall 0.7 tenths, to seventh position. This is the first survey conducted after Gabriel Rufián publicly showed his willingness to lead a left-wing front in the Spanish elections. At the same time, the popularity of the Republican spokesperson is growing and he is, once again, one of the names that respondents spontaneously mention as a presidential candidate. He would be the preferred option for 5%, six tenths more than in May. Junts, for its part, remains below the Republicans with a 1% vote estimate, although it grows two tenths in the last month.

What is also increasing, by almost one point, is abstention. 5.8% of respondents reply that they would not vote, when a month ago it was 4.9%. The survey was conducted between June 1 and 4. Therefore, it already captures the effect of the last few weeks in which judicial scandals surrounding the Spanish president have succeeded one another. Since May 19, when Zapatero's indictment by the National Court for alleged influence peddling was made public, there has been a trickle of news about the Plus Ultra case, with the leak of the summary affecting the former socialist Spanish president, to which has been added the entry of the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Guardia Civil into the PSOE headquarters on May 27, and successive information about the Leire Díez case. Furthermore, on May 28, the trial against Sánchez's brother also began in the Badajoz Court.

More concern about corruption

This context also translates into an increase in people who are showing concern about corruption. While in May, in the barometer conducted between the 4th and 18th – that is, until the day before Zapatero's indictment – corruption was considered the tenth problem currently existing in Spain, this month it rises to fourth position. 18.4% of those surveyed place this scourge among the three main problems of the State, when in the previous one only 9.1% did so. However, concern about corruption does not dislodge what are considered the three main problems, which continue to be housing, the economic crisis, and immigration.