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The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has now resigned. Crowds jeered and heckled as he went to the presidential palace to present his resignation. He held his last cabinet meeting after the final approval by the Italian parliament of austerity measures. Alan Johnston reports from Rome.

意大利总理贝卢斯科尼已经辞职，当他走出总统府做辞职报告时，人群发出嘲笑和质问的声音。意大利议会通过紧缩计划后，贝卢斯科尼主持了最后一次内阁会议。Alan Johnston在罗马报道。

After holding one last cabinet meeting, Silvio Berlusconi made his way to the residence of Italy's head of state, President Giorgio Napolitano. It was an undignified journey. As Mr Berlusconi arrived at the palace, a large crowd booed and jeered. But once inside, the prime minister formally tendered his resignation. Silvio Berlusconi was often described as a consummate survivor, managing to slip out of political and legal trouble again and again. But he has been overwhelmed by the scale of Italy's current financial crisis. It has swept him away, and now Italy has entered a new era.

支持完最后一次内阁会议后，贝卢斯科尼前往意大利总统乔治·纳波利塔诺的住处。此行并不光彩，贝卢斯科尼到达总统官邸时，一大群人向他发出嘘嘘声，嘲笑他。但一走进去，贝卢斯科尼就正式宣布辞职。西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼通常被看做一位老练的政治家，一次次从政治和法律困境中逃脱。不过，意大利目前的金融危机令他拙于应付。这次危机让他退了下来，现在意大利进入了新的时代。