Thank you!
Thanks to you all, Italia dei Valori has gained an extraordinary result and we are proud of our achievement.
From today, the fight to enforce the rule of law becomes a true political and parliamentary duty. The Italian people have demonstrated that they feel this is a priority. They have done this by voting for Italia dei Valori and by giving victory to the Centre Left.
Italia dei Valori is very aware of the responsibility awarded to it by this vote and wants to demonstrate that it merits the trust of the citizens.
With 20 members of the Lower House and 5 members of the Upper House we have the parliamentary strength to do great things. We can be a positive force with great proposals. Today we change from being a movement to being a Party in Parliament: the Party of the Rule of Law.
A big “thank you” to all those who have given their last drop of energy to achieve this result! And thank you to all the voters! That’s a “thank you” from the heart!
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from THE GUARDIAN april 12,2006- Martin Kettle
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/martin_kettle/2006/
04/a_very_italian_coup.html
[...] Berlusconi has always been a rule-breaker, a law-avoider, a responsibility shirker. The refusal to accept the existing rules is at the heart of his politics. That is why he not quitting now. And, while we're at it, let's put the next great fear out on the table here too. The longer Berlusconi clings to power, the more likely that he will fix the result, by bribery or dirty tricks, in his favour. By all means have a review and a recount and so on - but not under the supervision of a government that is trying to hang on to office.
What we are seeing is close as dammit to an outrage to democracy of the kind with which the European Union is not unfamiliar. This was the way Milosevic behaved when Serbs voted him out. It is the way Viktor Yanukovich acted when Ukrainians had the effrontery to vote for Yushchenko. When those crooks tried to hang on in the face of the results, our governments took action, stood together and upheld the rule of democracy and law. Why is the behaviour of an Italian crook any different today? Answer: it isn't. If Berlusconi does not quit, the nations of Europe should break off diplomatic relations. Italy should be excluded from all EU functions until the will of the electorate is respected. If Europe allows Berlusconi to stay in power it will have proved itself as useless as the League of Nations was when it failed to stand up to another Italian autocrat 80 years ago.
Postated by: Emmanuele Congiu | April 13, 2006 05:27 AM
Antonio go ahead!
Siamo tutti con te.
Stefano from USA
Postated by: Stefano | April 13, 2006 01:51 AM
This is how other countries see Berlusconi:
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/martin_kettle/2006/04/a_very_italian_coup.html
Postated by: Luigi R. Viggiano | April 13, 2006 12:38 AM
Thank you Dr Di Pietro!
Thank you for what you have done so far.
Please don't stop now.
Elizabeth
Postated by: Elizabeth Birks | April 12, 2006 05:44 PM