Technocratic government (Italy)

In Italy, a technocratic government, technical government (Italian: governo tecnico) or government of technicians (Italian: governo dei tecnici), is the term used to refer to a cabinet made up of experts not officially affiliated to any political party or political coalition.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] These governments tend to be formed during emergencies, usually an economic crisis, and are seen by some as undemocratic.

[7] The Constitution of Italy doesn't prevent non-Members of Parliament from serving as prime minister, as it simply states that the prime minister is appointed by the president and must win a confidence vote in both houses of parliament within ten days of said appointment.

In some cases, in the aftermath of political turmoil, multiple parties in Parliament (who together were able to make up a majority) agreed to support a neutral cabinet of experts headed by an independent prime minister, voting in favor of motions of confidence in the government, in something similar to a confidence and supply agreement.

Said cabinets of experts were tasked to deal with the crises and emergencies; once the critical situations were deemed to have been solved, the technocratic Governments resigned, allowing for new elections to be held and for a prime minister with a direct mandate from the people to take their place.

Ministers of the Monti Cabinet , the government of experts, formed in November 2011, following the collapse of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet , which was tasked to deal with the effects the Great Recession .
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi , was the first non-Member of Parliament to serve as prime minister
Lamberto Dini headed the first Italian technocratic government