Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni completes her investiture in the Italian Parliament

The new Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, today completed her investiture in Parliament after passing a final vote in the Senate, backed by her right-wing coalition with which she won the general elections a month ago.

As expected, Meloni obtained the absolute majority with 115 votes in favor of the total of 200 seats, thanks to his party, the far-right Brothers of Italy, and his coalition partners, Matteo Salvini’s League and Silvio’s Forza Italia. Berlusconi, in addition to the “We Moderates” group.

79 senators voted against, those of the progressive Democratic Party, the populists of the Five Star Movement and the centrists of Azione and Italia Viva, among other small groups, while five abstained.

The investiture in Italy is voted on in its two parliamentary seats and with this vote in the Senate, the prime minister completed the process to govern, since yesterday she obtained the support of the Chamber of Deputies by 235 votes in favor of the total of 400 seats.

Meloni, the first female head of the Government in the history of the country, was sworn in last Saturday before the head of State, Sergio Mattarellaafter winning the general elections on September 25 with 26% of the votes, in addition to those of his allies.

Respecting praxis, Meloni did not give his long investiture speech again, as he did yesterday in the Lower House, but simply handed it over to the senators, who were able to express their doubts, praise or opinions on the matter.

A day before, the new prime minister outlined her government program for the next 5 years, sending a pro-European message, not without criticism of the European Union, in addition to advancing some important reforms such as a tax amnesty and renouncing fascism.

Today, in his reply, Meloni once again defended his plans and the Ukrainian resistance and spoke about his energy and Public Health strategy.

But he also asked the opposition to evaluate its future measures in an objective, not “ideological” way.

“We always made a very frank opposition because I believe that debate is the salt of democracy. On many occasions we could count on Brothers from Italy (…) This courage and loyalty is what I can ask of the opposition, that issues can be talked about, that ideological debates not be held. “I hope you value my measures to decide whether you vote for them or not,” said.

On the other hand, this day in the Senate was marked by Berlusconi’s speech, nine years after he was expelled from Parliament after his final conviction for tax fraud due to the so-called “Mediaset Case”.

The 86-year-old magnate said he felt “happy” for his return and took advantage of the occasion to claim his loyalty to the West, the European Union and the Atlantic Alliance.

This after recent statements of his were leaked to the press in which he boasted of his friendship with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and blamed the Ukrainian, Volodimir Zelensky, for the war, arousing Meloni’s anger.

“On this, our position is firm and convinced, absolutely clear and cannot be doubted by anyone or for any reason”promised the controversial conservative politician.