Italians might be bewildered by Monti’s greyness, but they’re also strangely proud to have a statesman in charge at last For almost nine months now, Italians have been trying to figure out what makes their new prime minister, Mario Monti , tick. With his predecessor, Silvio Berlusconi, it was easy. Berlusconi liked a good time, he was the carnal clown who loved parties and crowds.

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