Mario Draghi will be Italy’s next prime minister after presenting the country’s president with a national unity government that will be tasked with marshalling a recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
On Friday evening, Draghi, a former president of the European Central Bank, met with Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s head of state, to formally accept his request to form a new government, having won the backing of almost every large political party. Draghi will be sworn in at midday on Saturday, the president’s office said.
Draghi, one of Europe’s most highly regarded public officials, was unexpectedly called in by Mattarella earlier this month after the previous coalition collapsed in the middle of the latest pandemic wave.
After the meeting, Draghi announced his list of ministers, which includes a number of technocrats in central roles but is mainly made up of figures from the country’s largest political parties.
Daniele Franco, Bank of Italy director-general,…