Agence France-PresseApril 27, 2013 13:01
Italy's prime minister finally unveiled a new government on Saturday, breaking a two-month stalemate that shook market confidence in the recession-hit country and tested the patience of European partners.
Centre-left moderate Enrico Letta named as his deputy Angelino Alfano, from the centre-right party of former premier and billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.
Fabrizio Saccomanni, a director at Italy's central bank, was handed the post of finance and economy minister, tasked with dragging the eurozone's third-largest economy from its worst recession in 20 years.
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