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Far-right Meloni sworn in as Italy's first female PM
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 23, 2022 12:05 am

ROME: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in on Saturday as the first woman to head a government in Italy.

Meloni took the prime minister's oath before President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, once home to popes and the kings of Italy.

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella (left) converses with new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her swearing-in ceremony at the Quirinal Palace in the capital Rome on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. AP PHOTO

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