Survey of Pagnoncelli | Nordio reform, the nos prevail. The abolition of abuse of office is the least shared measure (47%) - Corriere.it

The functioning of justice is confirmed as a sensitive and central issue in the political debate. The state for some time, on the other hand, and it has marked the last thirty years. The disappearance of Silvio Berlusconi led to the hypothesis that there would have been a cooling of the theme, which accompanied the entire political career of the Knight. On the contrary, in recent weeks, we have witnessed a re-inflame of the issue. From the separation of careers to wiretapping, from external competition in the mafia association to the revision of the prescription, the political debate is often heated.

Just in the last few days, President Mattarella has affixed his signature to
Nordio bill, authorizing its submission to the Chambers (here: what the reform provides for)
. We therefore asked the Italians about these aspects. First, we tested the four main changes envisaged by the reform by verifying whether our respondents considered them positive or not. With respect to the elimination of the crime of abuse of office (which saw, among other things, broad consensus among centre-left mayors), the prevailing idea is that it is an error. 47% of those interviewed support it, with very high peaks among voters of the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement, while the consensus expressed by non-choral center-right voters: reaches 51% among Lega and Forza Italia voters, remains at 48% among Brothers of Italy voters.

Even on the limitations of charges for the trafficking of influence and on the prosecutor's prohibition of appeal after the first degree acquittal, the negative opinion prevails, albeit to a limited extent. With the classic division between the electoral areas (centre-right more in agreement, center-left critical) but with appreciable perplexities on both sides. Only on the restriction on the publication of the interceptions does the idea that it is a right choice prevail, by a very narrow measure. And as a whole the proposed reform sees the prevalence of perplexities: 40% in fact believe that in the end the proposed measures risk worsening the condition of justice in Italy, while 27% think that on the contrary it will at least partially improve things. If we look at the political orientations, the centre-right voters approve it, but with less conviction than the voters of Pd and M5S reject it. More than a quarter of centre-right voters do not express an opinion, a percentage that drops to 11% and 17% respectively among Pd and M5S voters. But this difficulty in expressing oneself is really widespread and affects between a quarter and a third of the interviewees depending on the topic proposed (33% for the overall assessment of the reform). This is a difficult and difficult subject. a figure that is maximized among the less politicized, uncertain or abstentionists, where over 50% are unable to give a general opinion on the reform. And it is worth emphasizing that, among the latter voters, those who speak out highlight a negative position on the reform in general and in its individual aspects. an element that may lead to further caution precisely in the centre-right, in the hypothesis of producing resistance among potential voters.

We then talked about the politicization of the judiciary. Within the majority in fact, it has been hypothesized that, faced with various events (from the case of Delmastro to that of Santanch, up to La Russa), there was a political fury of the magistrates, a position that was later returned. Italians find it difficult to evaluate this aspect: 43% cannot express themselves, 29% believe that the magistrates are exercising a political role in opposition to the government, 28% disagree.

We can therefore draw some conclusions from the data presented. In the first place, it is evident that we are dealing with a complicated subject, on which a widespread difficulty in expressing oneself emerges. Second, some resistance to reform tends to prevail. Resistance which, in particular with reference to the issue of abuse of office, also emerges in the centre-right. And, as mentioned, it is an opposition that is maximized in the gray area of ​​the uncertain and abstentionists, that is, the arena of conquest of the various parties. Finally, albeit with some perplexities that we have tried to highlight, the question of justice continues to divide the two political camps. Waiting for a recomposition that is still struggling to manifest itself.

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