Italy: Conservatives Lead by 10

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If the national political election for the Chamber of Deputies were held today, which party would you vote for?

Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL) / Northern League (LN) / Movement for Autonomy (MPA)	46.8%
Democratic Party (PD) / Italy of Values (Lista di Pietro)	36.8%
Union of the Centre	5.6%
Left Rainbow (SA)	4.3%
Other parties	5.2%

Source: Demos&Pi
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,536 Italian adults, conducted from Dec. 15 to Dec. 19, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Italy: Conservatives Remain Most Popular Party

If a new election to the Chamber of Deputies took place, which party would you vote for?

Italian People of Freedom Party (PdL) / Northern League (LN) / Movement for Autonomy (MPA)	51%
Democratic Party (PD) / Italy of Values (Lista di Pietro)	38%
Union of the Centre	5%
Left Rainbow (SA)	3%
The Right (La Destra) / Tricoloured Flame (FT)	1.5%
Other parties	1.5%

Source: Istituto Piepoli / L’Espresso
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 Italian adults, conducted on Jul. 7, 2008. No margin of error was provided.