Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino, a
member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), is
Italy's best-loved first citizen, according to the Governance
Poll 2016 prepared by IPR Marketing and published by financial
daily il Sole 24 Ore on Monday.
Appendino registered an approval rating of 62%, up seven
points from when she was elected last year.
In second place was Florence Mayor Dario Nardella, a member
of Premier Paolo Gentiloni's centre-left Democratic Party (PD),
with 61%, while Parma Mayor Federico Pizzarotti, a former M5S
member, was third with 60.5%.
Another M5S first citizen, Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, came
second bottom with 44%, down 23.2% from when she was elected in
June.
Venetor Governor Luca Zaia of the Northern League was the top
regional head with 60%, followed by Tuscan Governor Enrico
Rossi, a PD man, with 57%.
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