(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Voters in Italy continue to favour centre-right parties, according to a poll by Crespi Ricerche. 51.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL), the Northern League (LN), The Autonomy (MPA-Pensioners-Alliance of Centre) or The Right (La Destra) in the next election.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Voters in Italy continue to favour centre-right parties, according to a poll by Crespi Ricerche. 51.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL), the Northern League (LN), The Autonomy (MPA-Pensioners-Alliance of Centre) or The Right (La Destra) in the next election.
The opposition centre-left alliance comprising the Democratic Party (PD) and Italy of Values (Lista di Pietro) is second with 37 per cent. Support is much lower for the Union of the Centre, Left and Freedom (SeL), the Left Refoundation (RpS) and the Alliance for Italy (Apl).
Italian voters renewed the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in April 2008. Final results gave Silvio Berlusconi’s right-wing coalition 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, Berrlusconi discussed a series of reforms to the justice system and criticized judges, saying, "I don’t think it will please the Taliban in the judiciary. (…) Sovereignty no longer belongs to the people but to prosecutors."
Polling Data
If the national political election were held today, which party would you vote for?
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Mar. 2010
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Dec. 2009
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Jul. 2009
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Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL) /
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51.4%
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50.8%
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49.2%
|
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Democratic Party (PD) /
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37.0%
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37.0%
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36.5%
|
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Union of the Centre
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6.7%
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7.0%
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6.9%
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| Left and Freedom (SeL) Green (Verdi) Socialist Party (PS) Democratic Left (SD) Movement for the Left (MS) |
2.1%
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1.2%
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2.1%
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Left Refoundation (RpS)
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1.4%
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2.0%
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3.0%
|
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Alliance for Italy (Apl)
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0.7%
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n.a.
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n.a.
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Other parties
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0.7%
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0.5%
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2.3%
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Grillo National Movement (MNG)
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n.a.
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1.5%
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n.a.
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Source: Crespi Ricerche
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted from Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, 2010. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
