Georgia Meloni officially receives the Prime Minister's "bell"

Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Sunday formally handed over the premiership to right-wing Georgia Meloni, becoming the first woman to head the Italian government.

After talks with Meloni that lasted 90 minutes, Draghi symbolically handed the new prime minister the bell that the prime minister uses to control government discussions during cabinet meetings.

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