Spain's PP and ruling socialists neck and neck ahead of election - state pollster

FILE PHOTO: Folders of Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and People's Party (PP) are seen on a table at a polling station during the local elections, in Ronda, southern Spain May 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative People's Party (PP) is neck and neck with the ruling Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) ahead of a July 23 election, but a left-wing coalition would be more likely to secure a majority, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

The poll, which was carried out by the state-owned Centre for Sociological Studies (CIS) between June 8 and 27, showed the opposition PP with 31.4% of the votes and the PSOE on 31.2%. It had a margin of error of one percentage point.