Poll data shows Socialists to win 33 pct vote, conservative 16 pct ahead of election

Spain's ruling Socialists would lead the vote if general elections were held today, with 33.3 per cent of the vote and up from 29.9 per cent a month earlier, according to the official state-run CIS opinion poll published on Thursday. Spain will hold general elections on April 28.

The new far-right Vox party meanwhile, saw support dip slightly in the latest poll, with 5.9 per cent saying they would vote for the party if a ballot was held today, down from 6.5 per cent previously. The official poll by the Centre for Sociological Studies (CIS) showed the traditional conservative People's Party would win 16.7 per cent of the vote, up from 14.9 per cent, while the centre-right Ciudadanos party would take 15.3 per cent, down from 17.7 per cent at the end of January. The poll surveyed 3,000 people from February 1 to February 10, before Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the snap election.