ROME (Sputnik) — Leader of Italy's New Center-Right (Nuovo Centrodestra) party Angelino Alfano was appointed the country's new foreign minister, Prime Minister-designate Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday.
The post was previously held by Gentiloni himself.
Earlier in the day, Gentiloni submitted to President Sergio Mattarella a list of ministers to form the new cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony is set to be held at 19:00 GMT at the Quirinal Palace.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped down after his constitutional reform proposals were rejected by Italians in a referendum, which was largely seen as an opportunity for the nation to express its dissatisfaction with the government. The "no" campaign was led by anti-establishment and Euroskeptic opposition parties.