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A new poll shows Mr Berlusconi's personal approval rating at 29 per cent. (Reuters : Tony Gentile)
Voter support for Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has hit a record low, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, days after his government suffered a crushing referendum loss.
The survey by the IPR polling institute for the left-leaning La Repubblica daily showed Mr Berlusconi's personal approval rating at 29 per cent in June, down from 31 per cent in April and 40 per cent at the start of 2011.
The survey reflects a steady decline in Mr Berlusconi's popularity, which has been hit by a series of trials on corruption and underage prostitution charges and criticism for failing to boost Italy's sluggish economic growth.
Some 60 per cent of respondents said they had little or no confidence in Mr Berlusconi, up from 58 per cent in April.
Confidence in his centre-right government was stable at a record low of 23 per cent.
Italians voted overwhelmingly in favour of four proposals to repeal Berlusconi-era laws on nuclear energy, water privatisation and trial immunity for government ministers in referendums earlier this week.
The referendum results followed heavy local election losses, which saw the financial capital Milan fall to the left.
When asked on voting intentions in the poll, 42.5 per cent said they would vote for parties on the centre-left, up from 41.5 per cent in April and topping the 39.0 per cent who said they would vote for parties on the centre-right.
- Reuters
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