(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer Italians are satisfied with their prime minister, according to a poll by IPR Marketing published in La Repubblica. 58 per cent of respondents have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi, down four points since October.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer Italians are satisfied with their prime minister, according to a poll by IPR Marketing published in La Repubblica. 58 per cent of respondents have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi, down four points since October.
Italian voters renewed the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in April. Final results gave Berlusconi’s right-wing coalition—encompassing the Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL), the Northern League (LN), and the Movement for Autonomy (MPA)—344 seats in the lower house, and 174 seats in the upper house. The victory put an end to the government of the centre-left Union (Unione), headed by Romano Prodi.
Berlusconi—Italy’s richest man—was sworn in as the country’s new head of government in May. He had previously served as prime minister from May 1994 to January 1995, and from June 2001 to May 2006.
On Nov. 18, Berlusconi appeared to rule our any special assistance to the country’s automakers, saying, "We’ll see how the market behaves in the near future. But as for the current situation, for now, there are no measures foreseen in this direction."
Polling Data
Do you have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi?
|
Nov. 2008 |
Oct. 2008 |
Sept. 2008 |
|
|
Yes |
58% |
62% |
60% |
|
No |
40% |
36% |
38% |
Source: IPR Marketing / La Repubblica
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9, 2008. No margin of error was provided.
