61st government of the Italian Republic
The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents, three of whom were women[ 5] and was formed as an interim government .[ 4] The government ran the country for eighteen months until the aftermath of the elections in Spring 2013 and then replaced by the Letta government , formed by Enrico Letta on 28 April.[ 6]
Monti's government during the oath.
On 9 November 2011, Mario Monti an economist and former European Commissioner was appointed a senator for life by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano .[ 7] He was seen as a favourite to replace Silvio Berlusconi and lead a new unity government in Italy in order to implement reforms and austerity measures.[ 8] The ultimate purpose of Monti's appointment was to save Italy from the eurozone sovereign debt crisis .[ 9]
On 12 November 2011, following Berlusconi's resignation, Napolitano asked Monti to form a new government.[ 10] Monti accepted, and held talks with the leaders of the main Italian political parties, declaring that he wanted to form a government that would remain in office until the next scheduled general elections in 2013.[ 11] On 16 November 2011, Monti was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy , after making known a technocratic government composed entirely of unelected professionals .[ 12] He also chose to hold personally the post of Minister of Economy and Finance .[ 13] [ 14] His tenure in the latter post lasted until 11 July 2012 when Vittorio Grilli , previously vice-minister, became Minister.[ 15]
On 17 and 18 November 2011, the Italian Senate and Italian Chamber of Deputies both passed motions of confidence supporting Monti's government, with only the Northern League voting against.[ 16] [ 17]
Investiture votes
17–18 November 2011 Investiture votes for the Monti Cabinet
House of Parliament
Vote
Parties
Votes
Senate of the Republic [ 18] (Voting: 306[ a] of 322, Majority: 154)
Y Yes
PdL (121), PD (104), UDC –SVP –Aut (14), Third Pole (ApI –FLI ) (13), IdV (10), CN (10), Others (7)
N No
LN (25)
Abstention
None
Chamber of Deputies [ 19] (Voting: 617[ b] of 630, Majority: 309)
Y Yes
PdL (205), PD (205), UdC (37), FLI (23), PT (22), IdV (21), Others (43)
N No
LN (59), PdL (1 ), PT (1 )
Abstention
None
^ Absent (12): PdL (6), PD (2), UDC–SVP–Aut (1), Others (3) On institutional leave (3): CN (2), Others (1) President (1)
^ Absent (12): PdL (6), FLI (3), PD (1), IdV (1), PT (1) On institutional leave (1): UDC (1)
Composition
Notable actions
On 9 October 2012, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri sacked the municipal administration of Reggio Calabria (mayor, assessors, councillors) for alleged links to the organised crime syndicate 'Ndrangheta after a months long investigation and replaced it with three central government appointed administrators to govern for 18 months until a new election in 2014. This was the first time the government of a provincial capital had been dismissed.[ 20]
References
^ "Mario Monti's technocrats: profiles of the new Italian cabinet" . The Guardian . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ "Monti unveils technocratic cabinet for Italy" . BBC News . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ "Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy" . The New York Times . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ a b Marangoni, Francesco (2012). "Technocrats in Government: The Composition and Legislative Initiatives of the Monti Government Eight Months into its Term of Office" (PDF) . Bulletin of Italian Politics . 4 (1): 135– 149. Retrieved 9 September 2012 .
^ "Monti's Team – Seven Academics, Three Women and No Politicos" . Corriere della Sera . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ Dinmore, Guy (28 April 2013). "Mayhem greets Italy's grand coalition" . Financial Times . Rome. Retrieved 29 April 2013 .
^ "Napolitano nomina Monti senatore a vita" . Corriere della Sera . 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011 .
^ Vagnoni, Giselda; Hornby, Catherine (10 November 2011). "Mario Monti Emerges as Favorite To Lead Italy" . Reuters . Retrieved 10 November 2011 .
^ "Italy: Minister calls for fighting corruption" . The Independent . Associated Press. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012 .
^ "Incarico a Monti: "Occorre crescita ed equità" " . la Repubblica . 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011 .
^ Donadio, Rachel; Povoledo, Elisabetta (16 November 2011). "Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy" . The New York Times . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy" (16 November 2011). BBC News . Retrieved 17 November 2011.
^ Squires, Nick (16 November 2011). "Mario Monti Appoints Himself Economy Minister as He Unveils Italy Government" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 16 November 2011 .
^ "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy" . BBC News . 16 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011 .
^ "Vittorio Grilli to replace Mario Monti as Italy's new finance minister: Government" . The Economic Times . Rome. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012 .
^ Winfield, Nicole (18 November 2011). "Italian leader Mario Monti wins second confidence vote" . The Independent . Retrieved 10 February 2012 .
^ "New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans" . Reuters . 17 November 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012 .
^ "Legislatura 16ª - Aula - Resoconto stenografico della seduta n. 637 del 17/11/2011" . www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2019 .
^ "Resoconto stenografico dell'Assemblea – Seduta n. 551 di venerdì 18 novembre 2011" . leg16.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2019 .
^ "Italy sacks city government over mafia links" . Al Jazeera . 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012 .
See also