PM-Designate Conte reads out list of ministers; President says thank you
Italy's Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte named his cabinet on Thursday (May 31), with the chiefs of the anti-establishment parties backing his coalition government in key ministerial roles.
The leader of the far-right League, Matteo Salvini, is to be interior minister, while 5-Star head Luigi Di Maio will spearhead a new, beefed up ministry combining the industry and labour portfolios, Conte said.
Both Salvini and Di Maio will also be deputy prime ministers.
A little-known economics professor, Giovanni Tria, will be economy minister, while a former European affairs minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is to be foreign minister. Conte and his ministers will be officially sworn in on Friday.
Speaking after Conte, President Sergio Mattarella thanked the media for their work "in all of these many occasions in this complex itinerary which has concluded with the formation of a government."
The swearing-in of the government will take place on Friday (June 1) at 14:00 GMT.
(Source: Reuters)
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