A demonstrator holds a placard against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Brescia May 11, 2013. Italy's Berlusconi pledged on Saturday to keep supporting the government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta, despite hopes by opponents that he would trigger a political crisis after judges rejected his appeal against a tax fraud conviction this week. The placard reads, "Shame". REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)