Pedestrians pass in front of of the Quirinale Palace during a news conference with Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of Italy’s Democratic Party and prime minister-designate, in Rome, Italy, on Friday, March 22, 2013. Bersani, the ex-communist and leader of Italy?s biggest political party, was given a mandate by President Giorgio Napolitano to seek lawmaker support for a new government. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images