The World - News from July 14, 1987

Italy’s president asked Treasury Minister Giovanni Goria, 43, a Christian Democrat, to form the nation’s 47th post-World War II government. Goria is the first person named by President Francesco Cossiga as prime minister-designate since Italy held premature elections last month. The results led to feuding between the Christian Democrat and Socialist parties for prominent roles in the next coalition government. Since the fall of former Prime Minister Bettino Craxi’s government, Italy has been run by a Cabinet of Christian Democrats and technocrats headed by caretaker Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani.