Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico
Letta said Friday that the victory of the right/centre-right
coalition in Italy's September 25 general election was far from
a foregone conclusion.
"We have three weeks ahead of us, 40% of voters are undecided,"
the centre-left chief commented after League leader Matteo
Salvini said the PD knew it was set to lose.
"Young people have not yet decided who to vote for.
"Everything is still to play for in this match".
Opinion polls suggest that the right/centre-right coalition is
set for a landslide victory.
Although the PD is second to Giorgia Meloni's right-wing
Brothers of Italy (FdI) party in the polls, with the support of
around 22-23% of voters, compared to 24% for FdI, when the
likely votes of the whole coalitions are put together, the
right/centre-right has a massive lead.
The centre-right alliance is currently some 19% ahead of the
centre-left bloc, meaning it is just three percentage points
away from getting the two thirds majority it needs to pass
Constitutional amendments without a referendum, according to a
YouTrend simulation released this week.
The right's chances have been boosted by the failure of the
other parties to form a united front against it.
The PD refused to ally with the 5-Star Movement (M5S) after it
sparked the crisis of government that caused the collapse of the
coalition supporting outgoing Premier Mario Draghi.
The centrist 'third pole' of Azione-Italia VIva is also running
separately from the big blocs.
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