Pope says farewell to Italy's Prime Minister, Mario Monti

http://en.romereports.com Benedict XVI and Italy's prime minister, Mario Monti, met one last time before the Pope resigns on February 28th. In addition to this meeting with Monti, the Pope also agreed to meet with Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano. In fact, they are the only meetings the Pope added to his schedule after announcing his resignation. The Vatican says it's a way to show his gratitude to Italy and vice-versa.

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[SuperGreatSphinx]

The office was established by Articles 92 through to 96 of the current Constitution of Italy. The prime minister is appointed by the President of the Republic after each general election. Commonly referred to in Italy as premier, the right title of the office holder is Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, or just Presidente del Consiglio. The formal Italian order of precedence lists the office as being ceremonially the fourth most important Italian state office.

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While the office is similar to those in most other parliamentary systems, the Italian prime minister has less authority than some of his counterparts. The prime minister is not authorized to request the dissolution of the Parliament of Italy or to dismiss ministers, and must receive a vote of approval from the Council of Ministers—which holds effective executive power—to execute most political activities.

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The Prime Minister of Italy, officially the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the head of government of the Italian Republic.

[grandmoff21]

His Holiness did not wear Choir Dress which is woren for formal visits. I guess this was not considered a "formal visit" and that's fine. It was personal one.