First Conte government

The first Conte government was the 65th government of the Italian Republic. It was led by Giuseppe Conte, an independent politician, and it was in office from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. The government was described as populist and the first of that kind in Europe; its policies, more specifically those of the League (Lega), were described by Italian media as souverainist.

The cabinet (known in Italy as the Council of Ministers) was formed by a coalition between the anti-establishment and populist Five Star Movement (M5S) and the right-wing populist Lega but also contained some independents proposed by each party (including the Prime Minister of Italy). It was referred to as the "government of change" (Italian: governo del cambiamento) after the title of the political agreement signed by the two parties, or the "yellow-green government" (governo gialloverde), based on their customary colours, even if Lega originally preferred "yellow-blue government" (governo gialloblu) due to its new campaign colour under Matteo Salvini's leadership.