Meloni, 45, and her cabinet took the oath before the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, on Saturday. The political firebrand from Rome has taken the helm of ...
Salvini is also minister for infrastructure, while Tajani, a former president of the European parliament, is foreign minister. She defines herself as a feminist but said in August that “abortion is not a right”. The political firebrand from Rome has taken the helm of Italy’s 68th government since the end of the second world war, and her Brothers of
Meloni's government will be the country's most right-wing since that of fascist leader Benito Mussolini. Image: Inauguration Ceremony Of The New Italian ...
Her government, the 12th this century, replaces a national unity administration led by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi. [Ukraine](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia-ukraine-news), Berlusconi has repeatedly undercut her, earlier this week blaming Kyiv for the Russian invasion and revealing he had [exchanged gifts and “sweet letters” ](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-putin-berlusconi-italy-letters-gifts-giorgia-meloni-rcna52908)with his old friend, Russian President [Vladimir Putin](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/vladimir-putin). [Brothers of Italy](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/italy-far-right-leader-giorgia-meloni-new-government-fascist-roots-rcna53453), swept to victory in an election last month as part of a coalition that included Forza Italia, led by former premier [Silvio Berlusconi](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-putin-berlusconi-italy-letters-gifts-giorgia-meloni-rcna52908), and [Matteo Salvini](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/italian-senate-lifts-immunity-defiant-salvini-over-migrant-boat-n1136201)’s League.
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Meloni, who is also Italy's first woman PM, recited the oath of office before President Sergio Mattarella, who formally asked her to form a government a day ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Meloni in a tweet right after she was sworn in and noted that the Italian was the first woman to hold the premiership. Salvini’s right-wing League party has at times leaned Euroskeptic. Meloni's 24 ministers followed, similarly swearing in.
President Biden congratulated Italy's newly sworn in prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, on her election victory Saturday, the first woman in the country's ...
[expressed ](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3667037-biden-warns-democrats-not-to-be-complacent-during-elections-in-highlighting-italys-far-right-leader-win/) [concern over Meloni’s election, sharing her victory as a warning to the U.S. And the reason I bother to say that is we can’t be sanguine about what’s happening here either,” the president said the week of Meloni’s election win. [Meloni is a member of](https://thehill.com/policy/international/3662827-who-is-the-far-right-italian-leader-giorgia-meloni/) the conservative Brothers of Italy party, which has been tied to neo-facism. [Joe Biden](https://thehill.com/people/joe-biden/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Administration](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) [Court Battles](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/) [See All](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/) That is why I came here today.” Meloni and her hard-right coalition were elected the majority in Italian Parliament in September.