3/8/2023 0 Comments Digital ruler![]() Meloni needs to fill key jobs in the finance, foreign and interior ministries wisely if she wants to reassure markets and allies in Brussels and beyond that Rome is a credible partner. Ministerial lottery: The Italian press is awash with so-called totoministri, or speculations about who will get which ministerial post. Far-right election winner Giorgia Meloni, whom most expect to become PM, said she aims to close this process by October 24, exactly a month from election day, which would be fast - if she makes it. ![]() Only then can President Sergio Mattarella start consultations with the parties and give a mandate to form a government. Lawmakers then have to form parliamentary groups and elect their chairs, which they’re expected to do over the weekend. This means they need two-thirds support in the first three rounds of voting, after which a simple majority is enough. Time to govern: The election process could run through Friday because of a so-called reinforced majority requirement for becoming president of the lower chamber. Learn more about the EPP Group proposals! ** Joint procurements and swift ratification of trade agreements are the way forward. The EU must invest in trade relations through new energy alliances, including raw materials and advanced technologies. **A message from the EPP Group: The EPP Group urges diversifying supply chains and boosting new Free Trade Agreements. Among right-wing parties, women make up 30 percent or less of lawmakers. The parties with larger shares of female representatives - though all still less than half - are the centrist Azione/Italia Viva at 46 percent, followed by the 5Star Movement at 45 percent and the center-left PD alliance at 31 percent. This is the first drop in female representation in two decades, bringing Italy’s rate below the EU average. ![]() How things are different 2: The new parliament will have fewer women, occupying 31 percent of the seats compared to 35 percent previously. The hemicycles have been restyled accordingly. How things are different 1: Those returning to parliament will note the extra elbow room since the number of lawmakers has shrunk to 400 in the Chamber of Deputies and 200 in the Senate under a constitutional reform (down from 630 and 315 previously). LAWMAKERS MEET AND GREET: Italy’s newly elected lawmakers will today take the first formal step in the handover of power after last month’s election by meeting to choose the presidents of the upper and lower houses of parliament. I hail from the boot-shaped country known as Italy, so let me start by getting you up to speed with what’s happening there after a right-wing coalition won September’s election … DRIVING THE DAY: ITALIAN HANDOVER BEGINS This is Paola Tamma, POLITICO’s economy reporter, bringing you today’s Playbook. Send tips here | Tweet | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser
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