Spain's conservative PP party widens lead ahead of national election, poll shows

Spain's opposition and People's Party (PP) leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, and the Mayor of Madrid, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, wave to supporters during a rally at Retiro park ahead of elections in Madrid, Spain, June 18, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative People's Party is set to win the most seats in the lower house of parliament in next month's national election, far ahead of the ruling Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), a poll released by El Pais newspaper showed on Monday.

The survey, carried out between June 12 and 14, showed the PP widening its lead over Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' PSOE, pollster 40DB said.