The curtain has dropped, this majority is over.

How can you go ahead without taking formal action, but just mocking the governor in an international setting?

The vile blackmail by a band of criminal kidnappers must not be given the dignity of a political response. Italy is and must remain unified and together.

An Italy in the hands of Bossi would be an Italy that wouldn't be accepted in Europe,

Berlusconi is the head of a system of information that is completely skewed to his advantage and which cannot guarantee the pluralism a democracy needs. The conflict... is fundamental to everyone's freedom.

We showed that the centre-left is alive and kicking.

We, who were against the war, are completely opposed to any negotiation with kidnappers and terrorists. The government is continuing to work with seriousness and discretion for the release of the hostages.

We can start over again from here. These results show we are a strong political force even after the victory of the right.

We must not recall our troops because a band of assassins have demanded it,

Here it is considered a success if you manage to keep children at home until they are over 30. In other countries this is seen as a failure.