Italy’s Conte sworn in as PM of anti-establishment government

Italy’s Conte sworn in as PM of anti-establishment government

by Joseph Anthony
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Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella shakes hands with Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte during the swearing-in ceremony at the Quirinal palace in Rome

Italy’s president swore in Giuseppe Conte on Friday as prime minister of Western Europe’s first anti-establishment government whose aim is to cut taxes, boost welfare spending and overhaul European Union rules on budgets and immigration.

Conte, a 53-year-old law professor, must now win confidence votes in parliament next week. The parties backing Conte — the far-right League and the radical 5-Star Movement — have solid majorities in both houses.

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