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Pier Luigi Bersani (born 29 September 1951) is an Italian politician and was Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD), Italy's leading centre-left party, from 2009 to 2013. Bersani was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, President of Emilia-Romagna from 1993 to 1996, Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008.
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Either we win or they win; that's how it works – whoever gets there first wins.
If Berlusconi took a step back for every investigation involving him, he would already be in Ancona.
We've all [politicians and journalists] been here for twenty years; it's time to get the hell out of here.
I'm more liberal than Renzi – there's absolutely no doubt about that.
An ancient tradition like the crucifix cannot be offensive to anyone. I think that on sensitive issues like this, common sense sometimes ends up being the victim of the law.
I say this to all my comrades: don't settle for a pigeon in the hand; let's go and get the turkey.
I say that the Lega is not racist, but be careful: encouraging certain impulses can lead to racism.
I wouldn't want Chávez to emerge after Berlusconi. Either parliament regains its role, or there will be no freedom for anyone.
After the turkey on the roof, the cow in the corridor and the jaguar that needs its stains removed, I'll have completed the zoo in five years (18 February 2013).
(About Angelino Alfano) But is he the party's secretary or the secretary of the party's leader?
I don't need anyone to tell me that the Lega is not racist: I know that for myself. However, saying ‘everyone in their own country’ does not reflect the modern world.
I believe that, throughout history, there have always been two genuine pro-autonomy forces in this country, albeit with different and even opposing positions: the Democratic Party and the Lega.
(About Emmma Bonino She's a woman who defies stereotypes. She's a champion. That's how I see her.
We want a Europe built on appropriate transfers of sovereignty, with the euro area as its driving force.[20]
Giuseppe Conte is the only possible prime minister at the moment. Anyone who wants to settle accounts with him will have to wait a bit – as they say, they'll have to hold back their orgasm.
What's more, reformism must also include elements of radicalism. The environment, equality, peace: why does a reformist always have to have a rifle in their hand? Why should we accept the highest income inequality in Europe?
[Referring to Silvio Berlusconi] We'll take the jaguar down a peg.
(About the Democratic Party) We are a flexible party, but precisely for that reason, we do not break.
[After Silvio Berlusconi's resignation] Today is Italy's day of liberation.
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