Confidence in Premier Matteo
Renzi's government has slipped by four percentage points this
month, reaching 33% from December's level of 37%, according to
poll data released Monday.
According to the survey by Ixè institute for the Rai3
program Agorà, Renzi's personal approval rating that reached 50%
in September, has fallen sharply since then, to 37% in Monday's
report.
President Giorgio Napolitano won 39% of support of those
surveyed while 86% of respondents said they agreed with the
89-year-old leader's choice to step down rather than wait until
the official end of his term in 2020.
Enjoying a continual climb in the polls, however, is Matteo
Salvini, leader of the anti-immigrant, euroskeptic and
regionalist party Lega Nord, whose approval rating is up 7%
since September.
Beppe Grillo, leader of the 5-Star Movement, is neck and
neck with ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi, both at 14%.
A randomized sample of 1,000 adults over the age of 18
participated in the survey, which followed parameters set by the
Italian statistical agency Istat for gender and geography.
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