PND generally falls in ratings except De Felice
One year before the next elections, the PND sees a drastic decline of their approval ratings, with the two major criticisms being their "softness" and their "inability to pass their program". Especially, President Anna Verde was hit hard as hardline PND voters see her as a pushover after she has re-proposed the Cildania bill. One man who voted PND in Padagna said:
Our President is weak! I thought the PND was the only strong party but since when does the Istalian PRESIDENT apologise to anyone!?
Recently, the PND was also unable to push through their preferred cabinet of PND-ULD-PdA, once again, which forced De Felice to pass up on the privelege of the largest party in forming a cabinet. The PND approval was hit hard by this as a young Romulan university student who voted Purple, a unique sighting, has exclaimed his disapppointment:
I have voted National Democrat because I wanted to set Istalia onto a path of change. We had enough of the same politics for decades. I thought a PND with many seats would be the tsunami to shake the political scene of Istalia but not only have they been unable to form a government, but they have not proposed any substantial P.d.l which means that 3 years ago, I wasted my vote. If nothing changes, I will vote Socialist or Radical next year.
The only man of the PND whose approval ratings are soaring is the Prime Minister De Felice, who however is soon going to end his political career due to age (88 years old!). His visit to Solentia is regarded as a success, his backing of Yassen for WC presidency was positively noted by all Istalian political camps, under his leadership one terrorist organization was annihalated and the economy continues to grow. Of course, in truth, many of these things would have happened under any other Head of Government, but luck and being in the right place at the right time also plays a role in political success. His legacy will be great and De Felice will be remembered in the history books as a positive character.