Giorgia Meloni to be first woman prime minister of Italy
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Following consultations with President Sergio Mattarella, the head of the right-wing Italian Brothers party Giorgia Meloni has been given the mission to form a government. She has already announced the composition of her cabinet.
Giorgia Meloni was backed by her allies in the three-party right-wing alliance: former Prime Minister, Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi and former Deputy Prime Minister, League leader Matteo Salvini. Faced with the formation of such a strong front, President Sergio Mattarella tasked Meloni with forming a new cabinet.
In the early parliamentary elections held less than a month ago, the alliance of the Brothers of Italy, the League, and Forza Italia won a total of 44 percent of the vote, with Meloni's group alone winning 26 percent.
The parliamentary vote of confidence in the new government will take place on Tuesday (October 25).
