Italy's political establishment must keep its nerves

Italy's political establishment must seek to keep damages to a minimum now that the Constitutional Court of Italy has struck down Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's immunity, writes the business paper Il Sole 24 Ore: "Berlusconi has a rocky road ahead of him without immunity and facing numerous trials. But there is no direct alternative. It's up to the prime minister to decide if he still feels capable of ruling Italy impartially. On paper there is a centre-right majority that would have no problem outliving its charismatic leader. A post-Berlusconi centre-right. But that is not on the agenda. Now it is important to keep our nerves and prevent the worst from happening: a conflict between the democratic institutions and the people they represent."

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