Giorgia Meloni set to take over as Italy’s first female Prime Minister

Italy is set to appoint its first female Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received the mandate to form a government from Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Friday afternoon.

“We are ready to give Italy a government which will face the emergencies and the challenges of our time with awareness and competence,” Meloni tweeted on Thursday evening.

Meloni made the formal announcement to Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Friday.

“Giorgia Meloni has accepted the mandate and has presented her list of ministers,” presidential official Ugo Zampetti told reporters after the meeting.

Meloni is the leader of “Brothers of Italy,” who were formed in 2012. The party was largely seen as a fringe movement during its first few years.

“The Italian right has handed fascism over to history for decades now, unambiguously condemning the suppression of democracy and the ignominious anti-Jewish laws,” she said in a video message to foreign journalists.

“We fiercely oppose any anti-democratic drift with words of firmness that we do not always find in the Italian and European left,” she added.Meloni has been vocal about her support for Ukraine, and it’s right to defend itself, which is in line with the rest of the European Union and the United States.

“I intend to lead a government with a clear and unequivocal foreign policy line,” she has said. “Italy is fully, and with its head held high, part of Europe and the Atlantic Alliance.”

“Anyone who does not agree with this cornerstone will not be able to be part of the government, even at the cost of not forming a government,” Meloni has warned.

Meloni has been vocal about her support for Ukraine, and it’s right to defend itself, which is in line with the rest of the European Union and the United States.

“I intend to lead a government with a clear and unequivocal foreign policy line,” she has said. “Italy is fully, and with its head held high, part of Europe and the Atlantic Alliance.”

“Anyone who does not agree with this cornerstone will not be able to be part of the government, even at the cost of not forming a government,” Meloni has warned.

“With us governing, Italy will never be the weak link of the West. The nation of spaghetti and mandolini that is so dear to many of our detractors will relaunch its credibility and defend its interests,” Meloni said Wednesday on Instagram.