In Italy, a technocratic government, technical government ( it, governo tecnico) or government of technicians ( it, 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.

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in Italy, as elsewhere, has often proved to be controversial. These governments tend to be formed during emergencies, usually an economic crisis, and are seen by some as undemocratic. There have been two such governments in the history of Italy: the

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, and the

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In a technocratic government all major decisions are not made by elected politicians, and the government policy is not decided by party leaders. The

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doesn't prevent non-members of parliament from obtaining the title of prime minister, as it simply states that the prime minister is appointed by the

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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 the confidence votes requested by the government, in something similar to a confidence and supply agreement. Said cabinet of experts would have been tasked to deal with the crises and emergencies at play, until a new election could be held. Lamberto dini

There have been two "government of experts" in the history of Italy: the

, and the

. Some cabinets, like the

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(1993-1994), the first cabinet chaired by a non-member of parliament, were called "technocratic cabinets" or "cabinets of experts", even though they included politicians in their makeup.

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