Silvio Berlusconi enjoys a broad current of sympathy in Italy after the attack by a deranged last Sunday, a poll shows.
The popularity of Italian prime minister descended below 50% in mid-November (48.6%), climbing to 55.9%, according to this survey ISPO institute published Sunday by Corriere della Sera.
The pollster Renato Mannheimer noted that this increase in popularity is strongest among young voters and Catholics. But it is also detectable among the voters of the center-left, with 17% of positive opinions.
The attack against Berlusconi, who had a broken nose, two broken teeth and cuts on his lips, has shocked many Italians and recalled the years of "lead" in the 1970s and 1980s, when the country was beset by political violence .
The assailant, Massimo Tartaglia was followed for ten years for psychiatric problems and had no links with any political movement. But Berlusconi's entourage has denounced a climate of hatred against the President of the Council itself customary verbal attacks against his opponents.
If politicians of all persuasions have expressed their solidarity with Berlusconi and called for dialogue, Italy remains polarized vis-à-vis the emperor of media.
Renato Mannheimer said that based on surveys conducted in recent days, between 20 and 25% welcome Massimo Tartaglia, saying that Berlusconi "is dangerous for the country".
One week to the day after the attack, Silvio Berlusconi attended, this time by telephone to a rally of his supporters in which he stated:
"It is clear to everyone that if a head of government is accused of bribing and murdering teenage freedom of the press and being, according to a witness testifying before a court, a member of the mafia, a high killer scale and a tyrant, but a weak mind can be convinced that lifting the tyrant will be a national hero. "
Trooper, who was released from hospital on Thursday and sits with him, said, according to Ansa news agency: "Two out of three Italians believe that as we love and solidarity prevail always envy and hatred. "