Mario Draghi is named Italy’s new prime minister announces cabinet’s political rainbow

Mario Draghi is named Italy’s new prime minister announces cabinet’s political rainbow

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Draghi, a leading economist, accepted the leading role on Friday and later in the day read out a list of ministerial choices designed to create shopping among political parties that have campaigned on almost every topic. However, many in Italy will be disappointed by the lack of women – of the 23 names, only eight are women.

The anti-establishment five-star movement, Luigi Di Maio, is expected to remain in place as Italy’s foreign minister. The current Italian Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, of the Left Free and Equal Party, is also expected to stand.

Daniele Franco, the current director-general of the Bank of Italy who does not belong to any political party, has been appointed the new finance minister.

Three ministers belong to Go Italy, the party of former media magnate Silvio Berlusconi. Another three come from The League, the right-wing party led by Matteo Salvini, which has declared itself more strictly anti-immigrant and anti-European in the past.

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In a TV interview, Salvini explained his participation in Draghi’s government. “Italians ask me to solve problems, even if it means working with people I have not gotten along with,” he said.

Draghi himself does not belong to any political party. A former head of the European Central Bank, he won the name ‘Super Mario’ for rescuing the euro during the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, and is likely to work closely with Franco, his finance minister, on a reform plan for Italy to compile what makes possible 209 billion euros of European recovery found.

He succeeds former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who has lost his ruling majority in the Senate due to frustrations with the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated economic recession.

Draghi’s ministers will have to formally swear on Saturday before the new government can function fully, and next week they will be trusted in parliament.

All Italian political parties, except the right-wing Brothers of Italy, have said they will support the new government.

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