Mario Monti’s decision to step down as Italy’s prime minister has rattled markets, which had grown comfortable with the relative stability of technocratic government. Rome’s borrowing costs shot up and the stock market dropped after his resignation announcement.

马里奥·蒙蒂(Mario Monti)决定辞去意大利总理职务，引发市场动荡。之前在技术官僚政府治下，意大利市场在相对的稳定中取得了良好的增长。在蒙蒂宣布辞职后，意大利政府借贷成本飙升，股市受挫。

But Mr Monti made the right choice. On Friday, the secretary of Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right People of Liberty party declared that the government had reached the end of the road. In theory, Mr Monti could have asked for a formal vote of confidence. But seeking to strike a deal with Mr Berlusconi would only have added to political uncertainty. Besides, there should be no compromise with the media tycoon-cum-politician who has all too often sacrificed the future of his country to his own personal interest.

但蒙蒂的选择是明智的。上周五，西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼(Silvio Berlusconi)的中右翼自由人民党(People of Liberty)书记宣布，现任政府已经走到穷途末路。理论上，蒙蒂可以寻求举行正式信任投票。但尝试与贝卢斯科尼达成政治交易，只能徒增政治不确定性。此外，面对着一个每每将个人利益凌驾于国家前途之上的传媒大亨兼政客，也不应该与他妥协。

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