He was seen as a favourite to replace Silvio Berlusconi to lead a new unity government in Italy in order to implement reforms and austerity measures .
On 9 November 2011 , Monti was appointed a lifetime senator by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano .
Monti was seen as a favourite to replace Silvio Berlusconi to lead a new unity government in Italian in order to implement reforms and austerity measures .
On 9 November 2011 , Monti was appointed a lifetime senator by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano .