The leader of the Brothers of Italy party took the oath before President Sergio Mattarella on Saturday morning. The ministers of her new Cabinet were also sworn in at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Following elections last month, the country now looks set to be governed by a coalition that includes the far-right League party led by Matteo Salvini and centre-right Forza Italia (Forward/Let's Go Italy) party led by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Current caretaker Prime Minister Mario Draghi is scheduled to hand over to Meloni at Chigi Palace, the official residence of Italian prime ministers, on Sunday, when the Cabinet, or Council of Ministers, is expected to hold its first meeting. The 45-year-old's Cabinet still needs to be confirmed by a vote of confidence in both chambers of parliament, which, according to observers, could happen as soon as at the beginning of next week. The right-wing alliance took the largest chunk of votes in the September 25 elections, garnering an absolute majority in parliament, which is why the vote is not expected to be a major hurdle for the new government. Meloni emerged as the clear winner in last month's parliamentary election with her Brothers of Italy taking 26% of the vote. The ultra-right party with fascist roots was previously only a small opposition party in parliament. Under the new right-wing government, Italy's stance on migration is likely to become more hostile. The alliance also stressed that it would work harder for Italy's interests. Meloni's attitude towards the EU has already caused concern in Europe. Recently, she declared that Italy would remain fully part of Europe and the Atlantic alliance, however. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Meloni on her appointment as "the first woman to hold the post" on Saturday. Von der Leyen said she looked forward "to constructive cooperation" with Meloni's new government. European Council President Charles Michel also expressed his willingness to work with the new Italian prime minister "for the benefit of Italy and the EU." "Europe needs Italy," European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, calling for a united front to confront the European Union's challenges and to support Ukraine. Meloni has been eager to get started with the work of government: On Friday morning, the right-wing alliance was invited by Mattarella for government consultations. A few hours later, Meloni came to him again, presented a Cabinet draft and accepted the mandate to form a government. In the days before, the parties of the alliance had still been arguing about the appointment of some ministries. On top of that, this was overshadowed by statements by 86-year-old Berlusconi in favour of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the new Cabinet, the Brothers of Italy have the most ministers with nine posts. The League and Forza Italia each received five. Foreign minister and Meloni's deputy will be EU politician Antonio Tajani of Forza Italia. League leader Salvini is also deputy prime minister and had to settle for the Infrastructure Ministry. He first made claim to the Interior Ministry, which he headed in the Conte government in 2018 with a tough anti-migration policy. The interior minister will now instead be Rome's prefect, Matteo Piantedosi - one of five non-party experts in the Cabinet. The contested post in the Justice Ministry went to the Brothers of Italy and ex-prosecutor Carlo Nordio. Berlusconi had long fought to put his confidante Maria Elisabetta Casellati in this post. She will now become reform minister. The League politician Giancarlo Giorgetti will take over the important Finance Ministry. Defence minister will be Brothers of Italy co-founder Guido Crosetto, who was previously criticized for possible conflicts of interest as an entrepreneur in the arms industry. On Friday, he declared that he had already resigned from the leadership role in any private company.