Italians Celebrate Obama Victory

Amid the media blitz regarding Italian prime minister Berlusconi, the Italian public along with Americans celebrate the victory of Barack Obama in the presidential race. It is very interesting to me that in a country that has an extraordinarily corrupt political system that our goverment would get such publicity. I understand that America is seen as a world power and despite recent years is still highly respected. After living in Italy for 5 months I have come to realize that Italians look to the American democratic system in hope. In the recent years under the umbrella of Berlusconi, Italians have had a grim view of democracy. Obama, in the eyes of the Italians, offers as much hope for change for Americans as he does for them. Although it is clear in this video that the American people living in Italy, in this case Rome, are leading this celebration it is also very obvious that the Italians are just as much involved. The parade of people are moving down a very highly populated area in Rome and this just proves that Obama is accepted as a figure head, already, in this country.

Tricia Mastuzo