(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Italy say their prime minister does not inspire trust, according to a poll by IPR Marketing published in La Repubblica. 46 per cent of respondents have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi, while 52 per cent do not.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Italy say their prime minister does not inspire trust, according to a poll by IPR Marketing published in La Repubblica. 46 per cent of respondents have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi, while 52 per cent do not.
Italian voters renewed the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in April 2008. 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 was sworn in as the country’s new head of government in May 2008. He had previously served as prime minister from May 1994 to January 1995, and from June 2001 to May 2006.
Last month, Berlusconi came up with a 10-step plan to defeat the Italian mafia, including the creation of an agency based in Reggio Calabria to manage confiscated assets. The Italian prime minister commented on this point, saying, "You have to go after their assets. If the Mafia buys them back, we will confiscate them again. The Mafia is a terrible pathology for our country."
Polling Data
Do you have confidence in Silvio Berlusconi?
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Feb. 2010
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Dec. 2009
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Nov. 2009
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Yes
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46%
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48%
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45%
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No
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52%
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50%
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51%
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Source: IPR Marketing / La Repubblica
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14, 2010. No margin of error was provided.
