Can any Italians tell me when Giorgia Meloni will be sworn in?

[KostasKouvalis]

And yes, I DID google it and I can't find anything.

[laraWM]

You can't tell because the president must appoint a prime minister first

He'll probably choose her but formally he doesn't have to

[KostasKouvalis]

Wait, what the hell? I thought she won the election. Apparently I know nothing about Italian politics.

[laraWM]

Yes you're not wrong, her party won a majority in parliament. It is now up to the president to appoint a prime minister based on the results of this election

[KostasKouvalis]

So only her party won and he doesn't technically have to choose her. In America we only have a president and vote for the candidate, so this is so confusing to me

[laraWM]

Yes, it is the parliamentary system. It is the main system in Europe, whereas in the US it is a presidential system
Exactly, but the practice is to choose the leader of the winning party

[KostasKouvalis]

Ah, gotcha! I didn't know Italy had both but it seems like every year they are having elections

[laraWM]

haha yes because most of the time you can't get an absolute majority with only one party and if one of them decide to not support you anymore you can't stay prime minister anymore.
For example for Meloni, 3 parties are now supporting her for prime minister but depending on what she will do they could change their mind

[KostasKouvalis]

Damn, what a mess😂