Germany's Scholz congratulates new Italian PM Meloni
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated far-right leader Giorgia Meloni on becoming Italy's prime minister Saturday, saying he looked forward to working with her in the European Union, G7, and NATO.
Scholz also thanked Italy's outgoing premier Mario Draghi for the "good German-Italian partnership" over the past few years.
"I look forward to continue working closely together with Italy in EU, NATO and G7," Scholz wrote in English in his message on Twitter to Meloni.
Congratulazioni @GiorgiaMeloni.
I look forward to continue working closely together with Italy in EU, NATO and G7.
All the best and thank you to Mario Draghi @Palazzo_Chigi for the good German-Italian partnership in recent years.
— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) October 22, 2022
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Saturday, to become the first woman to head a government in Italy.
READ ALSO: Far-right Meloni sworn in as Italy's first woman PM
Meloni took the oath before Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, once home to popes and kings of Italy.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella (2nd L) welcomes new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) as she arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Italian government at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on October 22, 2022. (Photo by FABIO FRUSTACI / ANSA / AFP)
Her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party -- Eurosceptic and anti-immigration -- won the September 25 legislative polls but needed outside support to form a government.
Meloni's appointment is an historic event for the eurozone's third largest economy and for Brothers of Italy, which has never been in government.
It won 26 percent of the vote last month, compared to eight and nine percent respectively for her allies Forza Italia and the far-right League.
READ MORE:
- What will a far-right government mean for Italy?
- How Germany is reacting to far-right election victory in Italy
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Scholz also thanked Italy's outgoing premier Mario Draghi for the "good German-Italian partnership" over the past few years.
"I look forward to continue working closely together with Italy in EU, NATO and G7," Scholz wrote in English in his message on Twitter to Meloni.
Congratulazioni @GiorgiaMeloni.
— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) October 22, 2022
I look forward to continue working closely together with Italy in EU, NATO and G7.
All the best and thank you to Mario Draghi @Palazzo_Chigi for the good German-Italian partnership in recent years.
Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italian prime minister on Saturday, to become the first woman to head a government in Italy.
READ ALSO: Far-right Meloni sworn in as Italy's first woman PM
Meloni took the oath before Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, once home to popes and kings of Italy.
Her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party -- Eurosceptic and anti-immigration -- won the September 25 legislative polls but needed outside support to form a government.
Meloni's appointment is an historic event for the eurozone's third largest economy and for Brothers of Italy, which has never been in government.
It won 26 percent of the vote last month, compared to eight and nine percent respectively for her allies Forza Italia and the far-right League.
READ MORE:
- What will a far-right government mean for Italy?
- How Germany is reacting to far-right election victory in Italy
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