List of prime ministers of Italy
The Prime Minister of Italy, officially President of the Council of Ministers, is the political leader of Italy since 1861. The Chigi Palace in Rome is the official residence of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister is the President of the Council of Ministers and must receive a vote of approval from it to execute most political activities. The office is similar to those in most other parliamentary systems, but the leader of the Italian government is not authorized to request the dissolution of the Parliament or to dismiss ministers.
The office was established by Articles 92 through to 96 of the current Constitution of Italy. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Republic after each general election. Commonly referred to in Italy as Premier, the right title of the office holder is President of the Council of Ministers, or just President of the Council. The formal Italian order of precedence lists the office as being ceremonially the fourth most important Italian state office.History
The office was first established in 1848 in Italy's predecessor state, the Kingdom of Sardinia, although it was not mentioned in the constitution, the Albertine Statute. The candidate for office was appointed by the king and presided over a very unstable political system. In its first 60 years of existence, Italy changed its prime minister 37 times. Regarding this situation, the first goal of Benito Mussolini, appointed in 1922, was to abolish the Parliament's ability to put him to a vote of no confidence, thus basing his power on the will of the king and the National Fascist Party alone. With the proclamation of the Italian Republic in 1946, the office received constitutional recognition and 29 men assumed the office in 73 years.Parties:
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Presidents of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic (1946–present)
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Italian Republic (1946–present)
