From the vote to the new government, here are the steps. From the inauguration of the new Parliament to the new government

At least a month.

From the entry of the newly elected (

) to the office for the new government (not before

): the time - almost 30 days - before having a new executive capable of governing the country.

All the stages for the formation of the

(and of the new government) have been completed. 

13 October: first meeting of the new Parliament 

It will be necessary to wait until 13 October, when both chambers will meet with the establishment of the provisional Bureau of the Presidency, the provisional elections council and the proclamation of the substituting deputies, and finally the election of the presidents of the two branches of parliament (which will take place by secret ballot). 

Leading the

will be the oldest member.

For the

, on the other hand, the most senior vice president by election among those of the previous legislature.

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Rome, the Montecitorio palace

Before the meeting on October 13, the doors of Palazzo Madama and Montecitorio will open anyway (next October 10) for the newly elected,

Election of the presidents of the Chamber and Senate:

In Montecitorio, as for Palazzo Madama, the election of the two presidents will be

with the parliamentarians who, having received the ballot paper, will fill it out in the appropriate booths and then deposit it in the polls: this is a single vote in both houses of Parliament. 

-The majority of two-thirds of the members of the Chamber is required in the Chamber for the first vote, while the second requires two-thirds of the votes, including blank ballots among the votes.

After the third ballot, an absolute majority will suffice.

-In the Senate, on the other hand, the election is faster - and normally ends in a couple of days - the regulation requires an absolute majority of the votes of the members of the assembly in the first two ballots: in the event that the latter do not give positive results , an absolute majority of the votes of the senators present is sufficient from the third ballot.

After this ballot, if no one has obtained the required majority, the Senate proceeds on the same day to the ballot between the two candidates who have collected - in the previous ballot - the highest number of votes and the one obtaining the majority, even if relative, is proclaimed elected. .

Finally, in the event of equal votes, the most senior in age is elected or enters the ballot.

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The Chamber of Deputies

Formation of parliamentary groups

After the election of the presidents of the two chambers, the parliamentarians will have to declare which group they want to join: to constitute a group in the Chamber, 20 deputies are needed, in the Senate 10 senators, however, exceptions are possible at the discretion of the presidencies on the basis of some criteria.

The parliamentarians who do not make a declaration of belonging to any group will merge into the Mixed group. 

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Mattarella

The consultations of President Mattarella

Only after the completion of the parliamentary procedures

. 

The procedure: the head of state calls the "premier designated by the political groups" to Colle to give him the post, which he normally accepts with reserve. 

Afterwards, the prime minister in charge personally initiates consultations with political groups, to probe the availability of any support. 

At the end of the talks, the Prime Minister goes up to the Quirinale and dissolves the reservation: he will confirm whether or not he is ready to start the new executive: in case of confirmation of the appointment, the Prime Minister presents the list of ministers to the Head of State, which they must be appointed by decree of the President of the Republic.

The oath of the new government

The government team will be welcomed in the Quirinal's ballroom for the ritual oath in the hands of the President of the Republic, which is followed by the "

": it is a traditional symbolic rite that takes place in the rooms of Palazzo Chigi, in which the "instrument" is delivered with which the meetings of the Council of Ministers begin.

It is an act that formally marks the passage of power between the outgoing and incoming Prime Minister.

(in this case Prime Minister Draghi, and the future president of the new executive).

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Quirinale

Article 92 of the Italian Constitution: "The President of the Republic appoints the President of the Council of Ministers and, upon his proposal, the ministers"

Confidence in the Houses

After the alternation between the two presidents, the newly elected presents himself to the Chamber and Senate to verify the confidence of Parliament, as regulated by article 94 of the Constitution.

Having obtained the trust,