{
  "id": 14150158,
  "title": "Polls disagree on top-rated leader as Sánchez remains voters’ favourite for PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/polls-disagree-on-top-rated-leader-as-sanchez-remains-voters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:11:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/10/13/polls-disagree-on-top-rated-leader-as-sanchez-remains-voters-favourite-for-pm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent surveys in Spain have yielded conflicting results regarding which political leader is most popular to lead the country. The GESOP poll for Prensa Ibérica found Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez as the preferred candidate, while the GAD3 survey rated Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the People's Party as the highest-rated leader overall. Both polls indicate a widespread dissatisfaction with Spain's political climate, with a significant portion of respondents viewing it as \"bad or very bad.\" The surveys differed in their methodology, with GESOP asking respondents to choose a prime minister and rate politicians, and GAD3 focusing on public assessments of several leaders. Sánchez retained the lead from a previous GESOP survey in June, but support for his rivals grew more rapidly. Feijóo's rating increased by 3.2 percentage points, while Abascal's rose by 2.7 points, compared to a 0.6-point increase for Sánchez. Neither Feijóo nor Sánchez received a passing score, with Sánchez at 3.7 and Feijóo at 3.5. Voter support for politicians from their own party was notably higher in both polls.",
  "summary": "GESOP puts the Prime Minister ahead in the race to lead Spain, while a separate GAD3 survey gives Alberto Núñez Feijóo the highest overall rating. Both polls show widespread dissatisfaction with national politics. Two recent surveys have produced different rankings of Spain’s political leaders, although both point to poor public perceptions of the country’s political […] The post Polls disagree…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez remains voters' favorite for PM in Spain",
    "GESOP poll rates Sánchez highest, GAD3 rates Alberto Núñez Feijóo top",
    "Both polls show widespread dissatisfaction with Spain's political climate"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}