The results show that inequality of opportunities, real or perceived, drive the electorate and that the centre-left, in Italy possibly even more than elsewhere, is seen as the party of the spoiled establishment. In Milano, Turin or Bologna, the upper middle-class in city centres voted for the centre-left, while the lower middle-class in Southern Italy was fully behind the 5 Stars Movement. This is the crux of the matter, much more than the nature of the political regime.