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Pacitalian prime minister Fernando Chiovitti waves
to the crowd from the balcony of the New Prado and
holds a Pacitalian flag in one hand. He was sworn in
Monday as Pacitalia's 70th prime minister.

Chiovitti announces evenly-split coalition cabinet
Renowned humanitarian named as SDPM


Marco Bantafugra, PNN.pc chief correspondent, Timiocato

The Pacitalian Social Coalition's Fernando Chiovitti was sworn in as Pacitalia's 70th prime minister Monday, succeeding, in a coalition government, one of the most hated and disparaged predecessive administrations in history.

Stepping out onto the balcony of his New Prado offices for the first time, to the cheers of at least a million people below in the Piazza dei Santi, Chiovitti spoke of imminent "great reforms" that would reshape the operation of the Pacitalian state.

"We have the opportunity to do some substantial things for the benefit of our country, our people," Chiovitti said in his first speech as prime minister. "We cannot hold back from that. The potential exists, but we must discover whether the motivation to act does as well."

Prime Minister Chiovitti is talking, of course, of the impending reforms to Pacitalia's buckling political and electoral systems which received wheelbarrows full of controversy and criticism, most notably when former prime minister Constantino Sorantanali was able to avoid ejection from office for almost six months despite abhorrent approval levels, on top of having eighty-five percent of his own cabinet against him. Not only that, Sorantanali still remained in office despite a referendum which, though it ultimately failed because it did not receive enough support from the cabinet, showed a major discontent with his leadership.

The sweeping changes will mostly like incorporate an increase in separation of powers, of checks and balances and on democratic innovations. Nothing has been planned or mentioned as a possible addition to the new system but a substantial number of the changes will probably be based on the suggestions that former prime minister Dr Timotaio Ell made in a well-received 2001 report to the houses of parliament that, for one, advocated separation of the offices of head of state and head of government.

The prime minister named formidable ex-Amnesty International executive member and prominent humanitarian Diego Zuna as his senior deputy prime minister. Zuna helped Chiovitti lead the PSC to the right in its recent "ideological shift initiative", which took two years to accomplish. Zuna, who spent the better part of a decade in Parthia working for Amnesty International, developed a close relationship with Parthia's Shah Khosru III as they both tried to mediate conflicts in the troubled regions of sub-Saharan Africa, most notably in Zaïre.

Chiovitti's cabinet was a true mix reflecting the close result last week in the federal elections. Pacitalia's new prime minister named 26 MPPs to cabinet positions after consultations with Federation of Progressive Democrats interim leader Albinanda Serodini; fourteen of them are PSC, the other twelve coming from their right-of-centre coalition partners.

A week of deliberations led the PSC to give up economic, national security and intrastate portfolios to their FPD partners. Some portfolios, however, experienced renaming and do not have the same job descriptions as in previous cabinets. Here is a list of the cabinet in full:

Prime minister - Fernando Chiovitti (PSC)
Senior deputy prime minister - Diego Zuna (PSC)
Junior deputy prime minister - Fiorenza Neroglianta (FPD)
Agustinate of agriculture, energies and forestry - Stefanos Megarsis (PSC)
Agustinate of commerce and trade - Giancarlo-Adriano Caporello (FPD)
Agustinate of customs and immigration - Mario Cattorani (PSC)
Agustinate of education - Francesca Perronta (PSC)
Agustinate of the environment - Romano Torettalesta (PSC)
Agustinate of federal-provincial affairs - Verónica Alvares (FPD)
Agustinate of finance - Sebastiano Sigurimasso (FPD)
Agustinate of health - Simone Licciardello (PSC)
Agustinate of industry, resources, innovation and technology - Kafounis Andreosis (FPD)
Agustinate of international relations - Alessandra Capradoci (PSC)
Agustinate of interprovincial affairs - Athena Onassis (FPD)
Agustinate of labour and employment - Angelo Sorghenato (PSC)
Agustinate of law, order and justice - Fiadono Nemassore (PSC)
Agustinate of national culture and heritage - Tomás de la Marques (PSC)
Agustinate of national defence - Adm. Rodrigo Moreno-Cruz (FPD)
Agustinate of public communication - Ion Mihai Comăneci (FPD)
Agustinate of public safety and emergencies management - Augusto Giardino (FPD)
Agustinate of public works, sports and recreation - Spyridon Argyris (FPD)
Agustinate of revenues and taxation - Argos Minoteas (PSC)
Agustinate of transportation and infrastructure - Dario Moncada (PSC)
President of the Constazione Ampoliticato Federali - Dragos Dovanescu (PSC)
President of the Senatoro Federali - Teodolfo Banassi (FPD)
Undersecretary of the Cabinet - Melinau Lunghenura (FPD)

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Fernando Chiovitti, shown above in a 2004 photo with
then Hamptonian Ambassador Wolfgang Hayek, was sworn in
as Prime Minister earlier this week. After his swearing-in,
the Royal Congress passed a resolution supporting
the new Pacitalian government.

Pacitalians swear in new Prime Minister and coalition Cabinet
Hamptonians hopeful for reform


Jessica Kelly, Timiocato


With the hopes and wishes of billions of Pacitalian voters, Fernando Chiovitti and his coalition cabinet were official sworn in this Monday in Timiocato. Promising change and constitutional reform, Mr Chiovitti told the nation in his first speech that ""We have the opportunity to do some substantial things for the benefit of our country, our people." Most Pacitalian watchers and analysts in the United Realms are hopefully that the PSC-FPD coalition can last long enough to institute badly needed governmental reforms.

Speaking to the international press for the first time since the Pacitalian election, Lord Rosecrans commented upon the new Pacitalian government. "The results of the contest may not have been as decisive as some may have wished but the message sent by the electorate is resoundingly clear: There must be change. I personally wish Prime Minister Chiovitti all the luck in the world."

As election results poured in on the 16th of October, MRCs and Cabinet members in the Capital Cities waited anxiously for the final tally. University of Portshire polls showed that Hamptonians were deeply weary of yet another FPD-lead government in Timiocato. A member of the Royal Senate's Foreign Policy Committee told the Independent, on condition of anonymity, that "Should the Federation [of Progressive Democrats] hold onto New Prado, Hampto-Pacitalian relations will hit all time lows." When the results were finally certified and it became apparent that the PSC would lead the Democratic Capitalist Republic, politicians and political scientists alike breathed a sigh of relief.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Marcelo Paredes, in his first press conference, told reporters that Chancellor Hayek placed congratulation calls with Mr Chiovitti, Aria Speranza and Neros Constantakis. The Chancellor sent a special message, delivered via the Ambassador to Pacitalia, addressed to FPD voters as a whole. In the letter he wrote, "You have shown the world today the personal strength and integrity of your nation. Never let the spirit of the people be corrupted or silenced by anyone."

The election of Fernando Chiovitti marks the first time that a Hamptonian-educated politician has lead Pacitalia. A graduate of the University of Portshire (UPort), Mr Chiovitti shared a dorm room for three years with Vice Chancellor Santiago. For the last thirty-nine years the two men, separated by oceans and political sentiment, have continued their friendship. Mr Santiago, during the Chancellery race earlier this year, told the Independent, "Fernando and I don't let politics interfere with our friendship. We attended each other's weddings and he was there for me, on the phone, when my wife had her stroke last year." Also while in Portshire, a young Fernando Chiovitti became the target of the affections of Elisse Schlusser who would, in fifteen years, marry Wolfgang Hayek. Mr Chiovitti never returned her affections, but the two remained good friends. While serving as Ambassador to Pacitalia, Mr and Mrs Hayek would visit Mr Chiovitti and his wife at least once a month.

In his six years in Hamptonshire Fernando Chiovitti established roots in Portshire. During mid-semester breaks he volunteered at local retirement centers. For his MBA program required internship he spent eight months at WorldTech Industries' Portshire-headquartered WTI Communications division. Even his socio-economic and political thinking has mostly likely been shaped by this time in Hamptonshire. His transformation of the Pacitalian Social Coalition into a Third Way, mainstream party closely reflects the Progressive Capitalism school of thought developed at the University of Portshire's School of Business and Economics. "He may not be a product of Pro-Cap," a former professor of Mr Chiovitti said, "but if nothing else, being at the birthplace of the Progressive Capitalism theory had to reinforce the beliefs he already had."

Dr Edgar Genovese, Director of the Center for Leadership Studies at UPort, says that "It is in that light that Hamptonian-Pacitalian relations will progress. For the first time in recent history the leadership of our two countries have preexisting relationships with each other. I think that should help avert the slights and perceived insensitivities of the Pacitalians toward the Federal Government that we've seen in the recent past."

[OOC: Future post coming up, assume fluid time Tim, like I did with Serodini in the Kraven mobilization thread.]