Premier Mario Draghi and his new
cabinet were sworn in before President Sergio Mattarella on
Saturday, meaning the new government is now fully operational.
The executive led by the former president of the European
Central Bank is a sort of government of national unity assembled
to prevent the country having to hold early elections in the
middle of the COVID-19 pandemic following the collapse of
ex-premier Giuseppe Conte's administration.
It is supported by all the parties in parliament, except for the
right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) group.
This means no one party will be able to bring down Draghi's
government on its own.
Eight of the 23 ministers in the new government are
non-political experts.
The rest of the cabinet is made up of figures from the wide
range of parties across the political spectrum that are
supporting the government.
Four are from the 5-Star Movement (M5S), while the centre-left
Democratic Party (PD), Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) and
Matteo Salvini's League have three each.
Ex-premier Matteo Renzi's centrist Italia Viva (IV), which
brought down Conte's government down by withdrawing its support,
and the left-wing LeU group have one each.
Although the non-politicians outnumber the technocrats, the
experts hold many of the most important posts.
These include Economy Minister Daniele Franco, Interior Minister
Luciana Lamorgese and Justice Minister Marta Cartabia, who was
the first woman president of Italy's Constitutional Court.
Eight ministers are women and 15 are men.
The new government will face confidence votes in the Senate and
the Lower House on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
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