(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in Italy would re-elect the governing coalition of right-leaning parties, according to a poll by Digis. 49.8 per cent of respondents would vote for the Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL), the Northern League (LN), or the Movement for Autonomy (MPA) in the next election to the Chamber of Deputies.

The left-leaning alliance encompassing the Democratic Party (PD) and Italy of Values (Lista di Pietro) is second with 36.5 per cent. Support is lower for the Union of the Centre, the Left Rainbow (SA), The Right (La Destra), and the Socialist Party (PS).

Italian voters renewed the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in April. Final results gave 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.

Earlier this month, Berlusconi’s government sent 3,000 military troops to patrol city streets across the country as part of a plan to curb crime and illegal immigration.

On Aug. 4, PD senator and former Rome prefect Achille Serra criticized the measure, calling it "useless and ineffective" and adding, "I’ll remind you that we’re not in Beirut."

Polling Data

If a new election to the Chamber of Deputies took place, which party would you vote for?

Source: Digis
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 Italian adults, conducted on Jul. 25 and Jul. 26, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

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