Giorgia Meloni has agreed to form Italy’s next government, a presidential official said Friday, paving the way for her to become the country’s first female prime minister.
Meloni, head of Italy’s nationalist Brothers party, led an alliance of conservative parties to victory in the Sept. 25 election and will lead the country’s most right-wing government since World War II.
“Giorgia Meloni has accepted the mandate and presented her list of ministers,” presidential official Ugo Zampetti told reporters after Meloni consulted with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at his Quirinale palace.
The new government will be officially sworn in on Saturday morning, after which it will face a vote of confidence in both houses of parliament next week.
Meloni heads a coalition including Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party and Matteo Salvini’s League.
Italy’s 68th government since 1946 faces daunting challenges, including a looming recession, rising energy bills and how to present a united front on the war in Ukraine.
