Today the voters have given a clear message. That the arrogance of the government will not succeed,

The arrogance of this majority got a clear and strong response, ... It's really a lot of people telling Berlusconi to go home.

We demonstrated and will continue to demonstrate our complete solidarity with the government and people of the United States. I would not like there to be any doubt about that.

After a government short on political substance and long on media activity, Italy shall move on again ... Its foreign role and contribution must be resumed with vision, steadfastness and realism if it wants to do its share and avoid being cut off from the active participants in world affairs.

In the darkest days of European history, America stood close by us and today we stand close by America, nothing will ever be the same.

an act of war that fuels despair and will make the work to achieve peace much, much more difficult.