ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's approval rating has risen back above 50 percent after an attack against him sparked a wave of sympathy even among opposition voters, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. Berlusconi, 73, was struck in the face a week ago by a man who broke his nose and teeth after a rally in Milan. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi addresses a news conference at the end of a two-day EU heads of state summit in Brussels June 19, 2009. (REUTERS/Thierry Roge/Files) An opinion poll by ISPO published in Corriere della Sera newspaper said the aggression had boosted Berlusconi's popularity to 55.9 percent, compared to 48.6 percent in mid-November.
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's approval rating has risen back above 50 percent after an attack against him sparked a wave of sympathy even among opposition voters, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.
Berlusconi, 73, was struck in the face a week ago by a man who broke his nose and teeth after a rally in Milan.
An opinion poll by ISPO published in Corriere della Sera newspaper said the aggression had boosted Berlusconi's popularity to 55.9 percent, compared to 48.6 percent in mid-November.
