New Italian P.M. Sworn In

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 1:03PM EDT / Published Nov. 16, 2011 12:06PM EST

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Technocrats to the rescue. Mario Monti, who was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister Wednesday, formed a government without a single politician. Instead, it is composed of bankers, diplomats, business executives, and economic experts. Monti, a former European Union commissioner, says he will serve both as Italy’s premier and as its economic minister while he tries to avert an impending financial disaster that threatens the entire euro zone. Monti’s ascension to the new post officially ends Silvio Berlusconi’s three-and-a-half-year government and 17-year political reign.

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New Italian P.M. Sworn In

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