Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi attends a demonstration organized by the People of Freedom (PDL) party in his support, in front of his residence in Rome, on August 4, 2013. Berlusconi said today the government “must forge ahead” amid high tension on the political scene after he was handed a prison sentence by the country’s highest court. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
