Premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday
admitted that she fells the "weight" of the responsibility of
her role as she addressed the Festival delle Regioni (Festival
of Regions) in Turin.
"In (the premier's office at) Palazzo Chigi, there is a room
where there are the portraits of all the premiers (of Italy),"
said Meloni, who became Italy's first woman head of government
after leading her centre-right coalition to victory in last
year's general election
"One feels the weight of the responsibility one carries on one's
shoulders in leading a nation like Italy.
"One is the heir of an extraordinary history.
"It is very difficult to be equal to it.
"It (the position) does not allow levity, carelessness or ego".
She stressed the need for " loyal cooperation" between central
government and regions, saying this was "an indispensable
prerequisite for giving concrete answers (to citizens), which is
what we all have a responsibility to do
"This works if we all go in the same direction, if we can
understand the role of our nation in the world, a question to
which 'Italy' has not always been able to answer," she said.
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