Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses the media following a meeting with the Italian president, after he was given a mandate to form a new government, on August 29, 2019 at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome. AFP / Filippo MONTEFORTE
Rome: Italy's Giuseppe Conte vowed "a fairer, more competitive, more united, more inclusive country" after being asked to form a new government which snubs the far-right League party.
"We have to make up for lost time so Italy can play the leading role (in Europe) that a founding country deserves," Conte said after a deal was reached between the Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party to form a government.
