Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy delivers a speech during a rally of his People's Party (PP) in Madrid, Spain, July 11, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's ruling conservative Popular Party has taken a clear lead over rivals in a fragmented political landscape four months before a general election but looks set to fall far short of a majority to govern alone.
An official opinion poll released on Wednesday showed the PP with 28.2 percent support ahead of the opposition Socialists (PSOE) on 24.9, both up from the last poll published in May, while the radical leftist Podemos movement and the centrist Ciudadanos lost ground on 15.7 and 11.1 percent respectively.
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