Italian President Sergio Mattarella gave Giuseppe Conte the mandate to form a new government after Italy's Five Star Movement has confirmed plans for a coalition with the Democratic Party (PD), Euronews reports.
The new coalition chose outgoing Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte to be their premier.
Mattarella met with Conte on Thursday morning to officially designate him as the chosen prime minister.
"This is the moment for bravery, to try to design a better country. This is the time for a new humanism," Conte after meeting with the president.
After the meeting, Conte will set out to draft a programme for the next coalition government and choose the ministers.
If he succeeds, the president is likely to ratify the coalition.