The far-right leader has put forward that the League’s leader, Matteo Salvini, and Forza Italia’s number two, Antonio Tajani, will serve as deputy prime ministers
The far-right Giorgia Meloni has been named prime minister of Italy when the president, Sergio Mattarella, entrusted her with the task of forming a government this Friday during a meeting at the Quirinal, the seat of the head of state. The leader of the Brothers of Italy party, winner of the parliamentary elections, is thus, at the age of 45, the first woman in the country’s history to take over the reins of executive power.
Meloni’s first move was the appointment of Giancarlo Giorgetti as economy minister, who is considered a moderate and pro-European figure of the League, the far-right formation of Matteo Salvini. It has also confirmed that Salvini and Antonio Tajani, the number two of Forza Italia -the party led by Silvio Berlusconi- will serve as deputy prime ministers in the future cabinet, in which they will also hold the Infrastructure and Foreign Affairs portfolios, respectively. .
Tajani will be in charge of Italian diplomacy despite controversial statements by Berlusconi, who this week confirmed his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for provoking the invasion. The words of the experienced former head of government forced Meloni to make it clear that his government will be an ally of Europe and NATO.
However, Berlusconi’s formation was left without the Justice portfolio, for which former magistrate Carlo Nordio, deputy of the Brothers of Italy in the current parliamentary term, has been appointed.
Meloni appeared smiling before the media shortly after receiving Mattarella’s commission, for which he presented himself with the list of ministers already closed. The new cabinet will take office next Saturday morning, the Quirinal has announced.
Source: La Verdad
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