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Silvio Berlusconi's approval rating has risen above 50 per cent after an attack against him sparked a wave of sympathy even among opposition voters, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
The Italian prime minister was struck in the face a week ago by an ornament thrown during a rally in Milan.
An opinion poll published in Corriere della Sera newspaper said the aggression had boosted Berlusconi's popularity to 55.9 per cent, compared with 48.6 per cent in mid-November.
The rise in popularity was most evident among young voters and practising Catholics. But Berlusconi's approval rating improved even among centre-left voters, with 17 per cent giving a positive opinion.
The attack against Berlusconi, 73, shocked many Italians and drew comparisons to the dark years of political violence that bloodied the country in the 1970s and 1980s.
The attacker had a history of mental illness and no links to any political movement, but Berlusconi's allies blamed the assault on a climate of hatred and mud-slinging against the prime minister.
From foreign press
Silvio Berlusconi's approval rating has risen above 50 per cent after an attack against him sparked a wave of sympathy even among opposition voters, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
The Italian prime minister was struck in the face a week ago by an ornament thrown during a rally in Milan.
An opinion poll published in Corriere della Sera newspaper said the aggression had boosted Berlusconi's popularity to 55.9 per cent, compared with 48.6 per cent in mid-November.
The rise in popularity was most evident among young voters and practising Catholics. But Berlusconi's approval rating improved even among centre-left voters, with 17 per cent giving a positive opinion.
The attack against Berlusconi, 73, shocked many Italians and drew comparisons to the dark years of political violence that bloodied the country in the 1970s and 1980s.
The attacker had a history of mental illness and no links to any political movement, but Berlusconi's allies blamed the assault on a climate of hatred and mud-slinging against the prime minister.
