History Created In Italy, Giorgia Meloni Becomes The First Woman To Be Inaugurated As Prime Minister

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JAKARTA - Giorgia Meloni is history in Italy. She was the first woman in the country to hold the post as Prime Minister.

Giorgia Meloni is the far-right leader who was sworn in as Italy's first female prime minister on Saturday, October 22, quoted by CNN.

Giuramento del nuovo Governo. Seguiteci in diretta: https://t.co/2JnqHVFDCv pic.twitter.com/TFy16u7bca

— Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹 ن (@GiorgiaMeloni) October 22, 2022

He won elections at a campaign built around promises to block migrant ships and support for traditional "family values" and anti-LGBT themes.

Meloni was sworn in by Italian President Sergio Mattarella at a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace in Rome.

He leads the alliance of far-right and center-right parties. Among them is the Chairman of the Brothers of Italy itself, and will form the far-right government that Italy has seen in decades.

Meloni's victory in last month's parliamentary election showed the ties of nationalism remained unquenched in Italy - but his oath to take the country to the right still made many people unsure what would happen next.

24 of Meloni's ministers six of them women were sworn in with him on Saturday.