Antonio Galofaro, edited by Alexandre Dalifard
For the first time in its history, a woman is at the head of Italy. This Sunday, October 23, the transfer of power between Giorgia Meloni and Mario Draghi took place in Rome. The day before, the leader of the far-right party, Fratelli of Italy, and her government were sworn in. Among the Italians, nothing to worry about.
Giorgia Meloni, imminent arrival. On Saturday October 22, the new Italian Prime Minister was sworn in before the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella. The transfer of power between Mario Draghi and the leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party took place this Sunday at Palazzo Chigi in Rome. As she becomes the first woman to head the Italian government, the new President of the Council represents the most right-wing party since the Second World War. Which does not seem to worry the Italians.
“Leaders are all the same”
Our neighbors are used to seeing Prime Ministers succeed one another. For some Italians, as for Anna, the leaders “are all the same”. Among all the people who have been at the head of the government, “there is not one who has changed a thing. At the beginning, they have ideas and announce that there will be work, but none of that takes shape”, she underlines at the microphone of Europe 1.
Giorgia Meloni’s victory could have worried left-wing activists. However, some seem reassured by seeing the names of a few ministers, as Leo explains. “We feared the worst, but on the contrary, in certain sectors, there are competent people,” he rejoices. “My hope is that Giorgia Meloni will collaborate with other European countries, we must not close in on ourselves. Because that is what scares me, that the government will become populist, nationalist. If we isolate ourselves, it is a problem,” warns the left-wing activist.