Cabinet Conte I

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Cabinet Conte I
65th Cabinet of the Italian Republic
Giuseppe Conte
President of the Council of Ministers Giuseppe Conte
choice 2018
Legislative period 18th
Appointed by President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella
education June 1, 2018
The End 5th September 2019
Duration 1 year and 96 days
predecessor Gentiloni cabinet
successor Cabinet Conte II
composition
Party (s) Movimento 5 Stelle , Lega Nord
minister 19th
State Secretaries 1
representation
Chamber of Deputies
347/630
Senate of the Republic
167/315
Opposition leader Chamber of Deputies : Graziano Delrio ( PD ) and Senate of the Republic : Anna Maria Bernini ( FI )

The Conte I cabinet, headed by Giuseppe Conte , was formed on June 1, 2018. It was the 65th cabinet of the Italian Republic . The coalition of populist parties that formed this cabinet and government called itself the "government of change". On September 5, 2019, it was replaced by the Conte II cabinet .

Government parties and supporters

The government was formed from the following two parties.

Political party Party chairperson Political orientation European party / group
Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S)
five-star movement
photo
Luigi Di Maio
Populism, moderate EU skepticism, anti-corruption, e-democracy, ecologism, stunted growth - / EFDD
Lega Nord (Lega)
League North
photo
Matteo Salvini
Federalism, regionalism, right-wing populism, Italian nationalism, anti-immigration, EU skepticism MENL / ENF

Background and government formation

Cabinet Conte with President Mattarella on June 1, 2018 in the Quirinal Palace

The parliamentary elections in March 2018 resulted in a hung parliament . The Five Star Movement (M5S), led by Luigi Di Maio, became the party with the most votes and seats in parliament, while the center-right alliance around Matteo Salvini and his Lega, as another political force, had a large number of seats Chamber of Deputies and Senate won, but only about half as much as M5S. The center-left coalition formed by the Democratic Party (PD) and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi only came in third.

On May 9, after weeks of political deadlock and the failure of various attempts to form governments, including M5S center-right and M5S-PD, Di Maio and Salvini officially requested President Sergio Mattarella to give them 24 more hours to complete to reach a government agreement between their two parties. Later that evening, Silvio Berlusconi publicly announced that Forza Italia would not trust an M5S Lega government in a vote of confidence in parliament, but would still maintain the center-right alliance.

On May 13, the M5S and the Lega reached an agreement in principle on a government program that would likely pave the way for a government coalition between the two parties, but they failed to come to an agreement on the members of a government cabinet, most notably the office of president the Council of Ministers there were big differences. M5S and Lega leaders met with President Mattarella on May 14, asking for an extra week of negotiations to agree a detailed government program and find a candidate for President of the Council of Ministers to lead the government. Both the M5S and the Lega announced their intention to ask their respective members to vote on the intergovernmental agreement by the weekend.

On May 21, the professor of private law and M5S advisor Giuseppe Conte was proposed by Di Maio and Salvini for the office of President of the Council of Ministers. Although reports in the media indicated that President Mattarella had significant reservations about the direction of the new government, Conte was invited to the Quirinal Palace. On May 23, the President gave him the mandate to form a new cabinet. In his post-appointment statement, Conte said he would be the "defender of the Italian people". The next day, Conte held talks with all parties represented in parliament. The government soon formed from the M5S and Lega. The two parties wanted to propose Paolo Savona as Minister of the Economy and Finance, against whom President Mattarella had great reservations, given Savona's alleged support for Italy's covert exit from the euro. On May 27, President Mattarella rejected Savona's appointment, and Conte resigned his mandate after days of negotiations and an ultimatum from the two party leaders.

On May 28, President Mattarella summoned Carlo Cottarelli (former director of the International Monetary Fund) to the Quirinal Palace and gave him the task of forming a new government. On the same day, the PD announced that it would abstain from a vote of confidence, while the M5S, Lega, FI and FdI would vote against. Cottarelli was due to submit his list of ministers to President Mattarella for approval on May 29. However, on May 29 and May 30, he held only informal consultations with the President and waited for a "political government" to be formed. Meanwhile, Di Maio and Salvini announced their readiness to enter into negotiations to form a political government. Giorgia Meloni, the chairwoman of the FdI, said her party would support the government.

On May 31st, the M5S and the Lega announced their new agreement on a Conte-led government with Giovanni Tria as Minister for Economy and Finance, who also sees the balance at risk because of Germany's too strong economic power within the EU, and with Savona now as Minister known for European affairs. Then President Mattarella called Conte, who announced the list of ministers; Lega and M5S are represented in equal parts in the list, while non-party and technical experts complete the list of ministers accepted by the head of state. On June 1st, Conte and his ministers took their oath of office and were sworn in.

cabinet

President of the Council of Ministers

Office or department image Surname Political party
President of the Council of Ministers
Giuseppe Conte Official.jpg
Giuseppe Conte independent

Secretary of the Council of Ministers

Office or department image Surname Political party
Secretary of the Council of Ministers
Giancarlo Giorgetti Quirinale 2018.png
Giancarlo Giorgetti Lega

minister

Office or department photo Surname Political party
Deputy to the President of the Council of Ministers

Economic development, labor and social policy

Luigi Di Maio 2019.jpg
Luigi Di Maio M5S
Deputy to the President of the Council of Ministers

Interior

Matteo Salvini Viminale crop.jpg
Matteo Salvini Lega
Foreign
Enzo Moavero Milanesi 2019.jpg
Enzo Moavero Milanesi independent
Economy and finance
Giovanni Tria Minister.jpg
Giovanni Tria independent
defense
Elisabetta Trenta 2019 varo Trieste (cropped) .jpg
Elisabetta Trenta M5S
Judiciary
Alfonso Bonafede daticamera 2018.jpg
Alfonso Bonafede M5S
Infrastructure and traffic
Danilo Toninelli datisenato 2018.jpg
Danilo Toninelli M5S
Agriculture
GianMarcoCentinaio.jpg
Gian Marco Centinaio Lega
Education, universities and research
Ministro Bussetti .jpg
Marco Bussetti independent
health
Giulia Grillo daticamera 2018.jpg
Giulia Grillo M5S
Culture and tourism
Alberto Bonisoli crop.jpg
Alberto Bonisoli M5S
environment
Sergio Costa crop.jpg
Sergio Costa independent

Minister of State

Office or department photo Surname Political party
European affairs
Paolo Savona.jpg
Paolo Savona
until March 8, 2019
independent
Lorenzo Fontana daticamera 2018.jpg
Lorenzo Fontana
from March 8, 2019
Lega
Regional affairs and autonomy
Erika Stefani.jpg
Erika Stefani Lega
Relations with Parliament and Direct Democracy
Riccardo Fraccaro daticamera 2018.jpg
Riccardo Fraccaro M5S
Southern Italy
Barbara Lezzi datisenato 2018.jpg
Barbara Lezzi M5S
Public administration and simplification
Giulia Bongiorno datisenato 2018.jpg
Giulia Bongiorno Lega
Families and disabilities
Lorenzo Fontana daticamera 2018.jpg
Lorenzo Fontana
until July 10, 2019
Lega
Alessandra Locatelli giuramento 2019 (cropped) .jpg
Alessandra Locatelli
from July 10, 2019
Lega

Changes

On March 9, 2019, Paolo Savona resigned from the Cabinet as Minister for European Affairs after being appointed President of the Consob Securities and Exchange Commission . On July 10, 2019, Lorenzo Fontana took over the post, which was temporarily led by Prime Minister Conte after the departure of Savona. Alessandra Locatelli from the Lega took over for Fontana in the Ministry of Families and Disability.

resignation

Interior Minister Salvini used a negative vote by the five-star movement in the Senate against the Turin-Lyon railway project on August 7, 2019 as an opportunity to declare the break of the coalition. On August 9, 2019, the Lega submitted a motion of censure against the Conte government. Conte himself stated in his speech to the Senate on August 20 that he had submitted his resignation. President Mattarella accepted the resignation, but asked Conte at the same time to run the office until a new government was formed.

Web links

Commons : Cabinet Conte I  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c A very special government , Die Zeit , June 2, 2018.
  2. a b Populists rule Italy . new germany , June 1, 2018, accessed on June 4.
  3. Chi è Alessandra Locatelli, as militants della Lega a ministra in pochi anni. In: ilsole24ore.com. July 10, 2019, accessed July 11, 2019 (Italian).
  4. Governo, mini-rimpasto gialloverde, Fontana agli Affari Ue, Locatelli alla Famiglia. In: ansa.it. July 10, 2019, accessed July 11, 2019 (Italian).
  5. zeit.de August 9, 2019 / Ulrich Ladurner : Matteo Salvini is unstoppable
  6. spiegel.de August 20, 2019: Italy's President Mattarella approves Conte's resignation