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| Protester unfurls banner after climbing dome of St Peter's Basilica in Rome | Protester unfurls banner after climbing dome of St Peter's Basilica in Rome |
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| A man climbed on to a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high unemployment. | A man climbed on to a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high unemployment. |
| Identified by police as Marcello Di Finizio, the man unfurled a white banner reading, in English: "Stop this massacre! The political horror show is continuing." | Identified by police as Marcello Di Finizio, the man unfurled a white banner reading, in English: "Stop this massacre! The political horror show is continuing." |
| The black and red ink scrawl said in Italian: "Help us Pope Francis." He also waved an Italian flag as he balanced precariously above a small window near the top of the 137-metre dome. | The black and red ink scrawl said in Italian: "Help us Pope Francis." He also waved an Italian flag as he balanced precariously above a small window near the top of the 137-metre dome. |
| Italy is stuck in its longest recession since quarterly records began in 1970, and jobless rates are close to record highs. Support for the coalition government has fallen from 43% to 34% since it was cobbled together in April. | Italy is stuck in its longest recession since quarterly records began in 1970, and jobless rates are close to record highs. Support for the coalition government has fallen from 43% to 34% since it was cobbled together in April. |
| Di Finizio has staged similar protests on the dome. Last October he stayed there overnight with a banner criticising multinationals, Europe, and former prime minister Mario Monti. | Di Finizio has staged similar protests on the dome. Last October he stayed there overnight with a banner criticising multinationals, Europe, and former prime minister Mario Monti. |
| Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday, urging the new prime minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on creating jobs. He is trying to hold together a between his centre-left Democratic party and the centre-right People of Freedom, led by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. | Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday, urging the new prime minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on creating jobs. He is trying to hold together a between his centre-left Democratic party and the centre-right People of Freedom, led by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. |
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