Italian citizens' opinion change about the political agenda from 2019 to 2024

According to 80 percent of Italians, control of inflation emerges as the most serious problem the government must deal with in 2024. However, in 2019 only 18 percent of the citizens considered this subject crucial for the national political agenda. This proves the detrimental impact that the increased cost of living has on the population. Instead, in the past, they prioritized employment and immigration policies. However, in five years, these two subjects considerably lost their priority for the public opinion, immigration in particular, with a drastic reduction of 30 percent. Healthcare ranked in 2019 at the third place, with 50 percent of the Italians wanting the government to act more in this sector. After the COVID-19 emergency, the share increased, with around 70 percent of the citizens believing that more investments in this branch are needed.