Citizens on one side, leftists on the other. Opposition to the government led by Giorgia Meloni is faced with other insurmountable obstacles. In justice reform center-left forces have started a political fight that is also peppered with reasonable criticism of the reforms. It is a shame for the opposition that the Italian side, which among other things will be asked to respond to a referendum on the merits of the referendum next spring, seems intent on asserting the government’s aims. According to the latest survey signed by pollster Alessandra Ghisleri and published today by La Stampa newspaper, a “yes” answer would be ten percentage points ahead of a “no” answer to reform.
In particular, the 38.9 percent yes vote would surpass, and not least, the “no” vote which stopped at 28.9 percent of the preference vote. In short, the huge differences, which a few months after the referendum, could already be decisive considering the final result. “If we did a simple arithmetic calculation, limiting the analysis to only valid votes in a hypothetical electoral projection, the gap would appear even more pronounced: 57.0 percent to 43.0,” polls show. 78.8 percent of voters from the majority party said they were ready to confirm the reform, while among the opposition, 60.8 percent voted “No”.
Two question marks that often occur in this case are abstention and residents who claim not to know about the topic. Based on this survey, 52% of voters have not provided information themselves. “This is a relevant element, as it suggests that the referendum battle will be played more on narrative than content.
“Therefore, the public debate risks becoming polarized due to conflicting slogans – ‘fairer justice’ on the one hand, ‘attacks on the independence of judges’ on the other – rather than a real understanding of the institutional scope of the reform.”concluded the pollster.
