Giorgia Meloni heads ministers’ meeting as new Italian government starts work

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Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken over her official duties, after symbolic handing over of the bell by her predecessor Mario Draghi at the Chigi Palace, the official residence of Italian prime ministers, on Sunday.

Italy’s outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) hands over the bell used by the cabinet president to manage cabinet debates to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) during the handover ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2022. Newly elected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet were sworn in on 22 October.

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Meloni won the right to form government following the latest election held in the Italian peninsula which led the country’s President to assign her the role to form a government.

The government was announced in record time and the cabinet was sworn in on Saturday.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) and outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi shake hands during the handover ceremony at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2022. Newly elected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet were sworn in on 22 October.

EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI

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