"I swear I will be loyal to the reigning Republic, that I will respect its laws and the Constitution, and that I will perform my duties for the sole benefit of the Italian nation," all the ministers reiterated before the President of the Republic, Sergio Matarella, who in He then shook their hand during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Italian government, which was formed after the agreement between the League and the Five Stars.
"We will work hard to achieve the political goals contained in the government contract and to improve the quality of life of Italians," Giuseppe Conte said earlier.
For all ministers, this is the first government experience, with the sole exception of Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanezi, who was Minister of European Affairs in the governments of Mario Monti and Enrico Letta.
The new Government of Italy:
Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte
Prime Minister: Giancarlo Giorgetti
Foreign Minister: Enzo Moavero Milanese
Interior Minister: Matteo Salvini (Deputy Prime Minister)
Minister of Justice: Alfonso Bonaparte
Minister of Defense: Elizabeth Trenta
Minister of Economy and Finance: Giovanni Tria
Minister of Economic Development and Labor: Luigi Di Mayo (Deputy Prime Minister)
Minister for Parliamentary and Direct Democracy Relations: Ricardo Frakaro
European Affairs Minister: Paolo Savona
Minister of Public Administration: Julia Bonjourno
Minister of Health: Julia Grillo
Minister of the Regions: Erika Stefani
Minister responsible for Southern Italy: Barbara Leci
Minister of the Environment: Sergio Costa
Minister in charge of Persons with Disabilities and Family: Lorenzo Fontana
Minister of Agriculture: Jan Marco Centinaio
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure: Danilo Toninelli
Minister of Education: Marco Busetti
Minister of Culture and Tourism: Alberto Bonisoli
On Sunday, Giuseppe Conte handed over the mandate to form a government, which he had received from the Italian President, after his veto for his candidate to take over the Minister of Finance, the 81-year-old economist Paolo Savona.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella said the only option was to hold another election, while Carlo Cotarelli accepted the mandate to form a government on Monday, which he accepted.
The final solution was reached on Thursday afternoon, after a two-hour meeting between Salvini and Di Mao and Conte.
The authoritarian, technocratic Prime Minister Carlo Cotarelli handed over the mandate to Italian President Mattarella to facilitate the formation of a political government.
The political crisis that broke out in Italy affected the markets in Europe.