Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's first female Prime Minister

ROME: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy's first female prime minister on Saturday.

Meloni was sworn in by Italian President Sergio Mattarella in a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace in Rome. She heads an alliance of far-right and centre-right parties, her own party, Brothers of Italy, chief among them. With this, Meloni is set to form the most right-wing government Italy has seen in decades, reported CNN. The right-wing coalition scored an overall victory in the country's general election to form a new parliament after the nationalist Brothers of Italy secured 26 per cent of the vote.

"Italians have entrusted us with a relevant responsibility, and it will be our task to not let them down and to make our best to restore the nation's dignity and pride," Meloni commented on her Facebook page after winning the general elections. "We will aim at unifying and highlighting what can bring us close, not what divides us," she added. (ANI)

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