Supporters of fromer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hold a banner reading ‘Silvio, Italy belevies in you’ in front of Berlusconi’s Roman residence on December 6, 2012 in Rome. Supporters of Silvio Berlusconi abstained from a confidence vote in the Italian Senate on Thursday on a critical new law in a first sign of rebellion against Prime Minister Mario Monti. AFP PHOTO/ Filippo MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)