The “Catalonia effect”
has left one of Spain’s new parties, Ciudadanos, in a stronger position
than ever in the political scene, according to the latest poll by
Metroscopia for EL PAÍS.
The party led by Albert Rivera would be
the most voted option were an election to be held today, with 28.3%
support from Spanish voters. This represents a lead of more than six
points over the governing Popular Party (PP) and over eight points more
than the Socialist Party (PSOE), which would remain in third place.
The Popular Party is down more than 11 points compared with the elections of June 2016
The rise of Ciudadanos is due to
several factors, starting with its strong result in the Catalan
elections of December 21, when it came in first (but failed to secure an
absolute majority, which is collectively held by separatist parties).
The outcome reflected voters’ feeling
that the unionist Ciudadanos did the best job at challenging the
pro-independence drive that has led to Spain’s most serious constitutional crisis since the attempted coup of 1981.
That result, combined with a terrible
showing by the PP and the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), has bestowed
the party with an image of success elsewhere in Spain..''
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