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Matteo Renzi became Prime Minister of Italy

Saturday Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (Giorgio Napolitano) appointed prime minister Matteo Renzi, which the became the youngest chairman of the Council of Ministers country. The leader of the Democratic Party arrived at the official ceremony with his wife and daughter, who were dressed in the colors of the Italian flag.


Former mayor of Florence takes office after his predecessor Enrico Letta left his chair. Recall that the ruling Democratic Party urged Letta to give way to his leader to create a new cabinet.

The Democratic leader takes control of Europe’s third economy during difficult times for Italians weakened by the recent crisis.

Today at 11:30 local time, Renzi officially took office and has already published the list of members of the new cabinet, which includes 16 ministers, 50% of them women.
So, the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy went to Federica Mogherini. The chair of the Minister of the Interior is still occupied by Angelino Alfano. Former Under Secretary of Defense Robert Pinotti (Roberta Pinotti) was appointed as the immediate head of the department. No changes have occurred in the Ministry of Health: it is still led by Beatrice Lorenzi, as well as in the Ministry of Transport. Pier Carlo Padoan, the former head of the National Institute of Statistics, will now take up the post of Minister of Economy, and Andrea Orlando, who was previously subordinate to the Ministry of the Environment, went to the post of Minister of Justice.

It is worth noting that the youngest prime minister in the history of Italy has chosen an appropriate cabinet: the average age of all its participants is 47.8 years, which is also a record.

According to political observer Mario Calabresi, Renzi is “full of new ideas and energy,” but the question is “about the experience and ability of the state to withstand the strongest crisis in recent Italian history.” European partners are closely monitoring whether the 39-year-old politician to carry out all necessary reforms, which his predecessor Letta refused.

Moreover, many analysts express doubts about Renzi’s decision to update the cabinet so significantly, while other experts consider this decision to be one of the best.

In their opinion, Padoan should be appointed to the post of Minister of Economy, which was done by the new head of the Cabinet. “He is a true expert who has a real flair, as well as a well-deserved reputation in Europe and other parts of the world,” independent observers say.


Today, Italy is trying to overcome all the signs and manifestations of a protracted recession and pay off government debtwhich is equivalent to 130 percent of total production. The country's unemployment rate reached a record 12 percent, and 41.6 percent of young people remained without constant earnings. After a three-hour conversation with President Napolitano, Renzi announced that he hopes to remain in his new post for four years, and after that he will do everything possible to extend his ministerial term.

Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigned last week. He led the Council of Ministers for just under a year.

In April 2013, the President of Italy proposed Letta to take the post of prime minister and thereby put an end to the crisis in the elections in February last year, when none of the parties won the required number of votes for the formation of the government.

Watch the video: Italy's prime minister designate Matteo Renzi unveils his new cabinet (November 2024).

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