After months of political turmoil, Italy has its first new populist government.
Sworn in Friday, the next step for the new government is confidence votes in Parliament, which will be called early next week. The government is expected to win.
Giuseppe Conte, a 53-year-old law professor with no political experience whom Italian media has dubbed the "unknown professor," leads the newly-formed cabinet of 18 ministers, including five women and three non-political appointees.The so-called "government of change" is based on an untested and unusual alliance: a government contract drawn up between two populist parties — the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, led by Luigi […]
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