Far-right Giorgia Meloni prepares to become Italy's prime minister

Italian far-right leader

, who with her post-fascist party won a historic victory in the legislative elections, is preparing to officially become the first woman to serve as prime minister in her country this Friday.

This 45-year-old Roman, who came to power exactly a century after Mussolini, entered the Quirinal Palace with her delegation this Friday to be received by the President of the Republic,

, as part of consultations prior to the appointment of a government.

These consultations, which began on Thursday and end at noon, should conclude with the expected appointment of Meloni, whose coalition dominated by the extreme right has

"We are ready to give Italy a government that will face the urgencies and challenges of our time with conscience and competence," Meloni tweeted Thursday night.

Like its neighbors, the third largest economy in the euro zone is experiencing a difficult economic situation due to the energy crisis and inflation.

Meloni's task will be arduous as he will have to negotiate with two turbulent allies:

the populist leader of the Anti-Migrant League, and Silvio Berlusconi, the veteran leader of Forza Italia.

Both refuse to accept the authority of this woman, whose Brothers of Italy party won 26% of the vote in the September 25 elections, compared to 8% for Forza Italia and 9% for the League.

Even before Meloni's appointment, the peninsula's media echoed the multiple questions among the three leaders about the distribution of posts in Parliament and in the future government.

Berlusconi and his controversial statements

Meloni, favorable to

and support for Ukraine against Russia, had to face this week controversial statements by Berlusconi, who claimed to have "resumed" his contacts with

and blamed Kiev for the war.

The statements came at a very bad time, since the coming to power of this rather eurosceptic coalition is closely followed by Italy's partners in the European Union.

Meloni felt compelled to clarify on Wednesday that Italy "is fully a part and with its head held high" in Europe and NATO.

The composition of his government should also reflect that desire to reassure Italy's partners.

In this sense, the former president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, a member of Forza Italia, is the favorite for the position of foreign minister, and Giancarlo Giorgetti, a representative of the moderate wing of the League who was already a minister in the outgoing government of Mario Draghi, would occupy the Economy portfolio.

Giorgia Meloni, a talented speaker, a conservative Christian hostile to LGBT+ rights and whose motto is

, promised however that she will not touch the law that authorizes abortion.

The post-fascist leader and her ministers could take an oath this weekend before the President of the Republic.

Inflation in Italy reached 8.9% year-on-year in September and the country is at risk of entering a technical recession next year, as is Germany.

The room for maneuver is limited by the colossal public debt, which represents 150% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest ratio in the euro zone behind Greece.

Eurosceptic, Meloni resigned from the military for an exit from the euro, but promised to defend the interests of her country in Brussels.

Italian growth will also depend on the nearly 200 billion euros (about 195 billion dollars) of subsidies and loans agreed by the EU in the framework of its post-pandemic recovery fund.

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