Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's
centre-right Forza Italia (FI) party overtook its rightwing
populist ally the Northern League (LN) while ex-premier Matteo
Renzi's ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD) dropped again
in the latest Index Research weekly poll Friday.
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) again topped the
poll, steady on 27.5%, ahead of the PD, down 0.2% to 24.3%.
FI was up 0.4% to 15% and LN was down 0.3% to 14.7%.
The PD has now dropped about a percentage points over the
last month, the pollster said.
Berlusconi is enjoying a resurgence having led a centre-right
alliance to victory in Sicilian elections recently.
The three-time ex-premier and media mogul is hoping a
Strasbourg court restores his eligibility ahead of a general
election early next year.
Berlusconi and LN leader Matteo Salvini have agreed the
alliance leader will be the man whose party gets more votes on
election day.
In Friday's poll, the centre right scored 36.6% against the
centre left's 29.4%.
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