A New Prime Minister For Italy : Giorgia Meloni

On Sunday, June 2nd, Italy swore in its new Prime Minister. Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as the first female Prime Minister in Italy’s history, and she has big plans to shake things up at home and internationally. Here’s what you need to know about this right-wing nationalist political leader who just took power over one of Europe’s largest economies.

Giorgia Meloni First Prime Minister Of Italy

1. Giorgia Meloni has been sworn in as the first woman to lead a government in Italy. The 39-year-old leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party is the youngest prime minister in Italian history. She takes over from Paolo Gentiloni, who resigned at the end of December.
2. Soon after her confirmation by popular vote, she was sworn in on 23 December, becoming eligible for a five-year term of office at 34 years old. She is youngest of all other men who have been elected to rule under 35 years old. She is also only 1 year younger than 39 years. In 2009 and 2010, she was ranked as one of Forbes magazine's most powerful women in the world... prior to her candidacy being accepted as potential candidate.
3. Her family has roots in Southern Italian culture, and her surname, an Italian patronymic, is found only in less than ten families in total. She was born into a bourgeois family and is named after her maternal grandmother Lola Tolani (1925–2017), who was assassinated at age 93. She was orphaned at age six months old when her mother died of cancer (likewise). Her father Stanley Ho's father was eldest son of Dr. James Hwang Jih-choong PhD.

 Who is Giorgia Meloni

1. Giorgia Meloni is an Italian politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She founded the Brothers of Italy in 2007, and after the 2013 general election she was elected to serve as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. In June 2018, she announced her candidacy for Prime Minister of Italy in an alliance with Matteo Salvini's Northern League and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.
2. After a months long series of talks, President Sergio Mattarella ended up appointing another candidate for prime minister, Carlo Cottarelli, who presented a list of technocrats for his new cabinet. This is Cottarelli's second attempt at leading an interim government, after being denied by President Sergio Mattarella in 2017. After he announced his intention to form an interim government and hold new elections next year.
3. This time, his prospects look grim as he has not received any signals of support from either Matteo Salvini's League party or from Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. Both leaders ruled out working with him, saying he was unacceptable. They did not offer an alternative candidate for prime minister. The two parties are likely to keep pressuring President Mattarella to call fresh elections but it is unclear what their strategy will be if they don't get their way.

 Is she a serious choice as prime minister

1. Recent polls show that Giorgia Meloni is one of the most popular politicians in Italy, with a recent survey showing she has a 60% approval rating. She is also the head of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy which should make her a serious choice as prime minister.
2. It is thought that she is in a strong position to reach an agreement with Matteo Salvini, who leads another right-wing party called League. This could give her an advantage over Luigi di Maio, head of anti-establishment Five Star Movement which has only been running for 5 years and is less likely to be able to negotiate effectively. If she can agree a coalition with one or both parties, then it seems as if she will be become prime minister.
3. The fact that she is a woman may also prove to be beneficial, as according to current polls, women are more likely than men to vote for her party. In fact, it has been suggested that had she not been barred from running because of a criminal record in 2009 then Berlusconi may have never returned to power in 2011. It’s difficult to predict how much of an advantage being female will be over rival candidates but it’s certainly something that can’t hurt her chances.

 Her political career so far

1. Giorgia Meloni is a 37-year-old politician who was sworn in as the new Italian Prime Minister on June 1st. Born in Rome, she is the founder and president of FUOR. I! (meaning Out!) which is a right-wing nationalist party that campaigns against immigration, Islamic extremism and corruption.
2. Prior to becoming prime minister, she had been a member of parliament for one term, first elected in 2008. She had served in other roles as well including national secretary of AN and was previously an MEP. She left Silvio Berlusconi’s party in 2014 and founded her own. In 2017, she ran as a candidate for mayor of Rome but lost to Roberto Giachetti.

The Five Star Movement

1. Five Star Movement is a populist party founded by Beppe Grillo and Gianroberto Casaleggio in 2009. In 2013, the Five Star Movement won the municipal elections in Rome and Turin. The party has been associated with Euroscepticism, as it was strongly against Italy's membership of the Eurozone from its outset. In recent years, the movement has veered towards protectionism as well.
2. Since 2013, it has been expanding into Northern and Central Italy. In 2016, it became one of three main parties in Rome, Milan and Turin. 
3. In 2015, Marine Le Pen praised Five Star Movement’s proposals on immigration during an interview with The Wall Street Journal while comparing them to Front National’s policy against immigration. However, there are some distinctions among various populist parties as well as within populist parties themselves.

Why her appointment matters

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as the new Italian Prime Minister last week and became the first woman to ever hold that office. Her appointment is significant for a number of reasons, but she is also notable for her political position and for being an example to women in other countries who may want to pursue public office.

The first woman to ever hold that office, her appointment is also significant for her political position. She became a member of Italian Parliament in 2001 and has been a prominent leader of Brothers of Italy (FDI), an Italian national conservative political party. She has served as both Vice President and President of FDI since 2005, in addition to becoming Mayor of Rome from 2013-2016.

Summary

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as the new Italian prime minister on June 1, 2018. She is the first woman to ever hold this position. After graduating with a law degree and a doctorate in sociology, she became a politician in 1994 at age 21 when she joined the National Alliance party and later assumed various roles including that of youth secretary. In 2008, she left her party to start her own movement called Brothers of Italy which would turn out to be hugely successful.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONMS :

Who is Meloni in Italy?

Giorgia Meloni is the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, who has been sworn in as the first woman prime minister of Italy. The 37-year-old politician was sworn in on June 1st, and will lead a coalition government that includes two other rightwing parties.

Who from the following became the first prime minister of unified Italy?

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of Italy on June 1, 2018. The 43-year-old politician has been the leader of the right-wing populist party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) since 2013 and was elected to Parliament in 2008.

Who succeeded Silvio Berlusconi prime minister of Italy 2006?

In 2008, Berlusconi was convicted of fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights for his media empire. On October 16, 2011, Berlusconi resigned as Prime Minister to avoid facing a vote of confidence in parliament which could have been passed by a majority of three-fifths.

Conclusion

Giorgia Meloni has a lot of work ahead of her, but Italians are hopeful that she can manage their country's economic and social issues. With a new prime minister comes the opportunity to fix many of the problems that have been plaguing Italian society, such as public sector corruption and racial tensions. Hopefully, we'll start seeing more women in power positions in the near future.