Matteo Renzi, the leader of Italy's centre-left
Democratic Party, has formally accepted the role of prime minister and
the mandate to form the new government.
Renzi said that he was aiming to give a “strong message'' to the
international community that his government would enact electoral and
economic reforms quickly to get over the country's economic hardships.
"I am aware of the responsibility, delicacy and extraordinary honour
which comes from creating a government capable of bringing hope," Renzi
said after nearly three hours of talks with the Italian president,
Giorgio Napolitano.
"I will do everything possible to deserve the trust of deputies,
senators and millions of Italians who are waiting for this government to
provide concrete answers," he said.
Renzi, who had been serving as Florence mayor, will be Italy's youngest prime minister aged 39.
Cabinet decisions
In Renzi's cabinet, the key post of finance minister has gone to Pier
Carlo Padoan, the chief economist at the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development.
The interior ministry remains in the hands of Angelino Alfano, the
head of the New Centre Right party, Renzi's coalition partner, while the
position of foreign minister has gone to Federica Mogherini, a
specialist of European politics.
Achieving the position through a Democratic Party power grab
from Enrico Letta, the former prime minister, Renzi will be the third
straight head of government to come into the office without being
elected.
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