Giuseppe Conte, a former law professor, has been named as the Italian Prime Minister after surviving accusations he overstated his academic credentials.
Mr Conte has been under close scrutiny by both the Italian and international press after it was claimed that he inflated his experience at prestigious universities.
Mr Conte, who is unaffiliated with any formal political parties was chosen as a compromise between the left-leaning Five Star Movement and the far-right League.
Both parties applied pressure to the Italian President over the position.