Angelino Alfano, general secretary of centre-right People of Freedom party (PDL) speaks during a press conference following a meeting with leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on March 26, 2013 at the Italian lower-house in Rome. Bersani was given the official go-ahead on March 23, 2013 to try and form a government after February elections that left the country in political gridlock.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Angelino Alfano, general secretary of centre-right People of Freedom party (PDL) speaks during a press conference following a meeting with leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on March 26, 2013 at the Italian lower-house in Rome. Bersani was given the official go-ahead on March 23, 2013 to try and form a government after February elections that left the country in political gridlock. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI        (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}