Salvini sees new Italian government in place next week

FILE PHOTO: League party leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a news conference a day after the snap election, in Milan, Italy September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

ROME (Reuters) -Italy should have a new government in place by early next week, League leader Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday, after a rightist coalition won a parliamentary election last month.

Salvini said he expected the government to be sworn in some time between Saturday and Monday. He had initially said during a live streaming event that he expected the government to take office on Oct. 26.