The parties of the Spanish right lost ground against the under the Socialist Party (PSOE) coalition government but maintain a lead ahead of snap elections on July 23, according to opinion polls published today.

The conservative People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox, its potential government partner, are securing enough seats to gain an absolute majority in the 350-member parliament, according to two opinion polls published today. However, the results of a third opinion poll predict that the two parties of the Spanish right will not secure a parliamentary majority for a while.

The People’s Party has been leading the polls since May 29, when Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called snap elections, following regional and municipal elections in which the PSOE and its governing partner Podemos suffered electoral defeats.

However, the distance between the two Spanish right-wing parties and the PSOE and Sumar, the new radical left faction that includes Podemos, has narrowed over the past few days.

According to a GAD3 poll for the ABC newspaper, the PP secures 150-154 seats, compared to 150-153 at the beginning of June, while Vox slips to 25-29 seats, compared to 33-35 at the beginning of June.

An IMOP Insights poll for the website El Confidencial gives the PP/Vox alliance 176-182 seats, up from 180-183 two weeks ago.

A third 40DB poll for El Pais newspaper shows PP and Vox falling short of the 176 seats needed for an absolute majority, securing 168 seats from 174 according to a previous 40DB poll.