Bono has written to the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, complaining about the use of his picture in a magazine listing the government's achievements ahead of next week's elections.
The glossy magazine published by Mr Berlusconi's Forza Italia party has been sent to millions of Italian households.
It features a picture of Bono claiming the singer is grateful to the prime minister for the actions promoted by the Italian government towards poor countries.
In a copy of the letter sent to the Prime Minister printed in an Italian news paper today, the singer says that flattering as the use of the picture may be, he feels a bit exploited.
Bono added that Mr Berlusconi's government had still not fulfilled pledges made at a G8 conference in Scotland last year.
