A professor of private law, Conte was first proposed on 21 May 2018 for the role of Prime Minister as the head of a coalition government between the Five Star Movement and the League, but he relinquished his role when Paolo Savona, who was picked for Minister of Economy and Finance, was vetoed by President Sergio Mattarella.
Profesor privatnog prava, Conte je 21. svibnja 2018. prvi put predložen za ulogu premijera kao čelnika koalicijske vlade između Pokreta pet zvjezdica i Lige, ali je odustao od njegove uloge kada je Paolo Savona, koji je bio izabran za ministra gospodarstva i financija, stavio je na veta predsjednik Sergio Mattarella.