
Italian President Sergio Mattarell approved the candidacy of non-partisan lawyer Giuseppe Conte to the post of new prime minister, reports Politico.
The appointment of a 53 -year -old Conte was a compromise between the two batches of Euro -attacks, which constitute a new government coalition, a league that previously advocated the country's northern provinces, and the populist party of the five stars, founded by the Italian comedian Bebbe GRIPPO. The “Movement of the Five Stars” refused to join the coalition with another force from the Bloc of the Right - the Ventric Party “Forward, Italy”, headed by ex -Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
One of the points of the coalition program is the abolition of anti -Russian sanctions. The program says that Moscow "does not pose a military threat."
Earlier, each parties insisted that the Cabinet of Ministers be headed by a representative. Coalition participants could not come to an agreement within three months.
Now Conte must submit candidates for ministers to the president and receive consent to their appointment. As expected, Mattarella will approve the new composition of the government by the end of next week. After that, the new cabinet of ministers must be approved by parliament.
Conte assured that he “realizes the need to confirm the European and international position of Italy,” and promised that Rome would cooperate with its allies in Europe and the world and fulfill international obligations. Meanwhile, the leader of the League Matteo Salvini repeatedly advocated the abolition of anti -Russian sanctions, made friendly visits to Moscow and was photographed in a T -shirt with a portrait of Vladimir Putin.
According to the results of the March parliamentary elections , the first place was taken by the Bloc of the right parties with 37 percent of the vote; Of these, 18 percent received the League of the North, 13 percent - "Forward, Italy." The second place was taken by the "Movement of the Five Stars" with 31 percent of the vote.
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