ITALIANS PREFER KERRY AS U.S. PRESIDENT

Centre for Public Opinion & Democracy
September 9, 2004

(CPOD) Sept. 9, 2004 – Many Italians support John Kerry, according to a poll by GlobeScan and Eurisko SpA for the Program on International Policy Attitudes.

58 per cent of respondents would like the Democratic nominee to win the 2004 United States presidential election, while 14 per cent would keep Republican incumbent George W. Bush.

The American electoral race makes no difference for five per cent of respondents, while 13 per cent are undecided. The U.S. presidential ballot is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi committed more than 2,000 soldiers to the U.S. led-coalition effort. Italian troops—the third largest contingent in Iraq—are currently participating in peacekeeping duties.

A car bomb killed 18 soldiers in Nasiriya on Nov. 12, 2003, in what is considered the biggest loss of life for Italy’s armed forces since World War II.

Polling Data

In the upcoming United States presidential election, which candidate would you prefer to see win? Would that be George W. Bush of the Republican Party or John Kerry of the Democratic Party?

John Kerry (D)          58%
George W. Bush (R) 14%
No difference            5%
Don’t know               13%

Source: GlobeScan / Eurisko SpA / Program on International Policy Attitudes
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,007 Italian adults, conducted from Jul. 8 to Jul. 21, 2004. Margins of error range from 2 to 5.5 per cent

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