Draghi chairs his last Council of Ministers: "Governments pass, Italy remains"

MADRID, 10 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, has launched a State message after presiding over his last Council of Ministers on Monday before the inauguration of a new executive led by Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party.

"In a few weeks the new government will sit in these seats as an expression of the result of the elections that have just been held. I renew my invitation to facilitate an orderly transition that allows those who arrive to work immediately (...). The governments spend , Italy remains," he declared, according to the AdnKronos news agency.

Draghi has also sent a message of thanks to those who have worked with him over the last year and a half. "You have faced a pandemic, an economic crisis, an energy crisis and the return of the war to Europe. You have organized the vaccination campaign, drafted and launched the National Recovery and Resilience Plan", he highlighted.

The outgoing 'premier' has also highlighted the importance of the transversal agreement that allowed the formation of the government he leads. "National unity is, inevitably, an exceptional experience that occurs only in moments of deep crisis. Maintaining it as you have done for months requires maturity, a sense of state and a lot of patience," he stressed.

Meanwhile, the leader of the Brothers of Italy, Georgia Meloni, held her first meeting on Monday with the brand-new deputies of her formation elected at the polls on September 25. "You can win with a bluff, but it's not what we want. You have to win by having good cards and you are my cards," she said.

"For the first time we have led the Italian right to lead the coalition in the change of government. It is a challenge for which we assume full responsibility and which we try to face by showing seriousness and capacity," he added. Meloni wished the new deputies "five years of pride and victories".