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The May 13, 2001 general election witnessed the triumph of the centre-right coalition. However its victory as far as the number of seats is concerned should not mask a decline in the number of votes received. This victory is less the result of Berlusconi's charisma, which is contested even in his own camp, than of his political strategy: he was able to unite antagonistic political forces around his own party which became dominant, and to impose his style of campaign as well as his political project, succeeding in imposing his strategy even to his adversaries. In an electoral system characterized by the volatility of the electorate and the complexity of the ballot (mixed), victory goes to the candidate most able to take advantage of this complexity and, more important, to lead a united front in the campaign.
Les élections législatives du 13 mai 2001 ont vu le triomphe de la coalition de centre-droit, mais cette victoire en sièges ne doit pas masquer un recul en voix. La victoire est moins la conséquence du charisme de Silvio Berlusconi, controversé jusque dans son camp, que de sa stratégie : il a réussi à fédérer des forces politiques contradictoires autour de son parti, devenu dominant, et à les soumettre tant sur son type de campagne que sur son projet au point d’imposer sa stratégie même à ses adversaires. Dans un système électoral marqué par la mobilité des électeurs et la complexité du mode de scrutin (mixte), la victoire va à celui qui est capable d’en tirer parti et surtout de partir uni à la bataille.
