M5S would beat PD in runoff says poll

(ANSA) - Rome, July 29 - The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) would win a general election by an ample margin if a runoff vote between single parties were held today, according to a weekly survey by Ixè pollsters for RAI public broadcaster.
    The M5S would win by 54% against 46% for Premier Matteo Renzi's Democratic Party (PD).
    If the runoff were between parties and coalitions, the M5S allied with the center-right would win by 60% (against 40% for the PD on its own), while the PD would beat a center-right coalition sans M5S by 55% to 45%.
    The PD remains the leading party in Italy with 31.4% of the vote (+0.2% over last week), the M5S followed with 28.7% (-0.2%), the rightwing anti-immigrant Northern League at 14.4% (+0.3%), and Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia at 10.1% (-0.3%).