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At Rome's Chigi Palace, during a handover bell ceremony, Giorgia Meloni formally takes over as Italy's first woman prime minister, a day after being sworn in as the leader of the country's most right-wing government since World War II. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi handed in his resignation on Thursday, the office of President Sergio Mattarella says, after his national unity coalition government crumbled. SOUNDBITE
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi receives Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah in Rome. IMAGES
Rome (Italy), Feb 4 (EFE), (Camera: Álvaro Padilla).- The outgoing Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte said he was confident that the former president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi would be able to form a political government rather that one formed by technocrats.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF GIUSEPPE CONTE:"Yesterday I met with the person in charge of forming the (new) government, Mario Draghi. It was a long and very open meeting. At the end of it, I wished him a good job.""I expect a political government that is solid and has enough cohesion to take political decisions because the urgencies of the country require political actions."
Former ECB head Mario Draghi leaves the Italian presidential palace after being charged by Italy's president to form a new government, saying the country faced a "difficult moment". IMAGES