Giorgia Meloni forms a government with two other right-wing parties. The Russian connections of Meloni’s board partners have overshadowed the negotiations.
About the chairman of the far-right Italian Brothers party From Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female prime minister.
Meloni forms the government Silvio Berlusconi led by the right-wing Forza Italia party and Matteo Salvini with the right-wing populist Lega party led by
The news agency Reuters characterized Melon’s government’s finance minister and foreign minister appointments as moderate and relatively pro-EU.
Meloni also held his own against the demands of Berlusconi and Salvini.
A representative of the Italian brothers, known for his anti-corruption fight, will become Minister of Justice Carlo Nordioeven if Berlusconi wanted a wash for Forza Italia.
Matteo Salvini, on the other hand, did not get the interior minister’s portfolio he was looking for, but it goes to a civil servant with no affiliation to party politics For Matteo Piantedos.
The Brothers of Italy party led by Meloni became the largest party in the country with a 25 percent vote share in the early parliamentary elections held in September.
The party’s roots are in fascism and it has never officially severed its ties to the past. However, Meloni has said that there is no longer any place for fascism in the party.
The Russia issues that overshadowed the formation of the government
Meloni managed to form a government exceptionally quickly by Italian standards.
However, the negotiations have been overshadowed by the comments of Meloni’s board partners regarding Russia and Ukraine.
Both Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi are known for their support for Russia. For example, Salvini has taken a loan from a Russian bank in the past, and he has from time to time demanded the easing of sanctions against Russia.
On Wednesday, during the government negotiations, an audio tape was leaked to the public on which Berlusconi said he had received From Vladimir Putin 20 bottles of vodka and a warm greeting card as an 86th birthday present.
The shipment of vodka bottles violated EU sanctions on Russia.
Berlusconi also accused the president of Ukraine on the audio tape Volodymyr Zelensky About the war in Ukraine.
However, Meloni, who is known for his criticism of the EU, has assured that his government will support the line of the EU and Western countries regarding Ukraine.
The ministers of the new government will take their oath of office on Saturday, after which the Italian parliament will vote on the government’s confidence.
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