ALBAWABA - Italy's first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni was sworn in at the country's presidential palace after she won the last election with her far-rightwing party.
Giorgia Meloni has become Italy's first female Prime Minister after being sworn in this morning at the presidential palace
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) October 22, 2022
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The websites are buzzing with news of this momentous event.
Far-right leader @GiorgiaMeloni is sworn in as #Italy’s new premier https://t.co/PLZA9tJnOz pic.twitter.com/5TTf4xQyMn
— Arab News (@arabnews) October 22, 2022
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was named Italian prime minister Friday, becoming the first woman to head a government in Italy AFP reports. Her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party—Eurosceptic and anti-immigration—won September 25 legislative polls but needs outside support to form a government stated the French news agency.
It added Meloni’s appointment is an historic event for the eurozone’s third largest economy and for Brothers of Italy, which has never been in government.
The 45-year-old from Rome will now name her ministers who will be sworn Saturday in front of President Sergio Mattarella.