Italy.. Meloni prepares to form the new government after meeting President Mattarella
Italian President Sergio Mattarella summoned the leader of Italy's far-right, Georgia Meloni, to his official residence in Rome on Friday, the presidential office said, and she may be given the mandate to form a right-wing government.
Meloni told reporters this morning that she quickly met the president, along with her conservative allies, and asked him to give her a mandate to form the new government.
The next step will be to present the cabinet to President Mattarella.
If the 81-year-old president agrees to the formation, Meloni and her government will be sworn in, and this is expected to happen early next week.
Meloni and a number of representatives of her coalition allies held consultations with Mattarella, today, Friday, regarding the formation of the new government.
Meloni hopes to become Italy's first female prime minister if the three parties in her right-wing bloc reach an agreement on the terms of a coalition government.
The media mogul and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi participated in the meeting, along with members of his conservative Forza Italia party, as well as Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League party.
The consultations at the Quirinale Palace in Rome lasted only about ten minutes.
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