In Italy, a technocratic government, technical government () or government of technicians (), 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 three such governments in the history of Italy: the

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, the

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and the

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In a technocratic government 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 serving as 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 motions of confidence in the government, in something similar to a

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. 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. Lamberto dini

There have been two "governments of experts" in Italian History: the

, and the

. Some cabinets, such as the

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(1993-1994) and the

(2021-2022) were called "technocratic cabinets" or "cabinets of experts", even though they included elected politicians and senior party members in their makeup.

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