(VOVworld) – The government of newly-appointed Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni cleared a Senate confidence vote on Wednesday, a vote that was a boycotted by opposition parties, including the Northern League and the Five Star Movement.

Newly-appointed Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni delivered a speech at the Senate House (Photo: VNA)

Gentiloni won a confidence vote in the lower house on Tuesday. The two votes allow his government to formally take office.