The Magna Carta and the Constitutional Court are the only two institutions that Spaniards trust. Citizens give it an unappreciative rating (respectively 6.4 and 5.02 out of 10), but which demonstrates that They trust legal and regulatory institutions more than political institutions. This is what reveals the latest Social Trends survey published this Tuesday by the Sociological Research Center (CIS), which questions trust in different organizations and political institutions, with a score ranging from 1 (minimum trust) to 10 (maximum trust).
If the Spanish Constitution and the Court of Guarantees are those which obtain the best score, Justice follows in third place, with 4.9; and commercial organizations, with an average trust of 4.62. On the contrary, Political parties are the lowest rated, or at least those in which citizens have the least confidence, with 3.49. In fact, 34.6% of the population gives them the minimum score, i.e. 1 out of 10. Unions are in a similar situation, with an average of 3.7; and the Spanish government, which Spaniards trust with 3.84, with more than 40% of those surveyed rating it with the minimum.
At an intermediate point are the mediawith an average of 4.34; and the Spanish Parliament, which also failed due to lack of citizen trust, with a score of 4.01.
This distrust has also increased in recent years. Asked about the evolution compared to five years ago, More than half of the population say they previously had more trust in political parties than now. Additionally, 37.8% say they trusted the government more before, while 48% say their trust is the same as now; and one in three Spaniards also say that in 2020 they trusted the media more.
Looking to the future, half of Spaniards say that this confidence in political parties will decrease and 37.4% think the same thing about the Spanish government.
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