Italy's Populist Coalition Winning Over Public Opinion
- Government’s popularity stands at 62% in la Repubblica poll
- Salvini’s League outpaces Di Maio’s Five Star in new survey
Giuseppe Conte, Luigi Di Maio, left, and Matteo Salvini.
Photographer: Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis News via Getty Images
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Italy’s unlikely coalition of the populist Five Star Movement and anti-immigration League is winning over public opinion.
About 62 percent of Italians approve of the governing alliance led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, according to a poll conducted for Italian daily la Repubblica. That’s the highest level since the government took office on June 1.