Giorgia Meloni appointed as Italy's first female prime minister
Baku, October 22, AZERTAC
Giorgia Meloni has been appointed Italy's first female prime minister, according to Euronews.
Following a meeting with the country's President Sergio Mattarella, she announced the composition of her cabinet.
Meloni's Brothers of Italy party - a national conservative movement with neo-fascist roots - emerged as Italy's biggest party in a snap general election held on 25 September.
It is the main force in a right-wing coalition that includes Matteo Salvini's Northern League movement and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.
Salvini himself has been appointed deputy PM - making it the second time he has held this position - as well as transport minister.
Among the other prominent names in Meloni's cabinet is former European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, who will be the new foreign secretary and deputy PM.
Meloni, who will be officially sworn in at 10 am on Saturday, has expressed her steadfast commitment to leading a unified new government.
"We are ready to provide Italy with a government that can competently and consciously tackle our present-day challenges and emergencies," she tweeted on Thursday.
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