One of the men credited with twisting Merkel's arm into accepting the bank bailout program - is Italian PM Mario Monti. But at home for him, there's a seismic political shift going on - with the old elite feeling the public backlash against austerity. And even comedians are proving successful alternatives to the current leadership, as RT's Sara Firth reports.<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Watch RT LIVE on our website http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/b/102728491539958529040<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
