Technocrat cabinet takes helm in Rome

Italy’s caretaker government of unelected technocrats led by Mario Monti took charge of the eurozone’s third-biggest economy on the 16 November 2011 to the applause of Europe’s leaders and scepticism of investors.

Mr Monti would present his government’s as yet unexplained economic programme to the Senate on the 17 November 2011 for a vote of confidence, with the procedure expected to be repeated in the lower house of the Italian parliament on the 17 November 2011.

BBC News, 16.11.11: Monti unveils technocratic cabinet for Italy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179

Deutsche Welle, 16.11.11: New Italian prime minister sworn in with government of technocrats http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15535836,00.html

Corriere della Sera, 16.11.11: Monti’s Team – Seven Academics, Three Women and No Politicos http://www.corriere.it/english/11_novembre_16/monti-s-team_e59cc95e-1062-11e1-a756-4c2fd73eac66.shtml

France24, 16.11.11: PM Monti unveils Cabinet, will serve as economy minister http://www.france24.com/en/20111116-italy-mario-monti-forms-new-government

EUObserver, 30.3.12: Monti’s lack of popular mandate could come back with a vengeance http://euobserver.com/7/115751

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