2254|BAROMETER JULY 1997

— Knowledge of the NATO Summit held in Madrid on 8 and 9 July 1997. Information on the topics covered and interest in news about the summit. — Degree of agreement with the possible incorporation into NATO of the new democracies of Eastern Europe. — Knowledge of the name of the Secretary General of NATO. — Agreement with different phrases on the current role of NATO. — Degree of trust that inspires the citizens of different countries. — Personal opinion about different countries. — Knowledge of the name of the continent where the United States is located. — Opinion about the country that most resembles the United States and about the least. — Opinion on whether the United States has a stronger link to Europe or Ibero-America. — Knowledge of the position held by the United States during the Franco regime. — Attitudes towards Americans: he would talk, marry, have American friends, neighbors or co-workers. — Words that best define America and Americans. — Evaluation of the current economic situation of the country and expectations to one year. — Knowledge of the 34th Congress of the PSOE held in Madrid. Degree of interest in news related to this congress. — Opinion on the influence for Spanish politics in general and for the future of the PSOE in particular, of the resignation of Felipe González as general secretary of the PSOE. Opinion on whether this resignation will mean Felipe González’s definitive mid-term withdrawal from Spanish politics. — Probability that Felipe González will return to be the PSOE candidate for the Presidency of the Government. Preferred person as PSOE candidate in the upcoming general elections — Opinion on possible changes in the PSOE after the congress. — Opinion on the consequences of the congress on various aspects of the PSOE image. — Degree of success of the congress in the appointment of Joaquín Almunia as general secretary of the PSOE. — Evaluation of the political situation in Spain and expectations to one year. — Knowledge and scale of valuation of different political leaders. — Assessment of the management that the PP Government is doing. — Assessment of the political performance of the PSOE since it has been in the opposition. — Knowledge and scale of assessment of the ministers who form the Government. — Degree of confidence in José Mª Aznar, Felipe González and Joaquín Almunia. — Intention to vote in general elections. — Affinity with political parties. — Scale of political ideology of the interviewee. — Vote recall in the general elections of March 1996. — Electoral volatility in the general elections of March 1996. — Job expectations of employment and unemployment.