Meloni Government Sets Longevity Record in Italy
The milestone strengthens Meloni before the 2027 election, even as voters cite weak growth, stagnant wages and unmet reform promises.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's administration reaches 1,413 days in office, surpassing the record set by the late Silvio Berlusconi to become Italy's longest-serving postwar government.
- Italy has experienced unusual political continuity under Meloni compared to its past 80 years, though Democratic Party leader Chiara Braga argues this stability failed to improve living standards or business competitiveness.
- Despite unemployment falling to around 5% over four years, real wages have remained stagnant since the early 1990s. Economist Tito Boeri of Bocconi University said the government focused on "doing as little as possible."
- A justice reform referendum defeat suggests there "may be an alternative majority," according to Lorenzo Pregliasco of YouTrend, while former general Roberto Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale party polls at around 7%.
- With turnout in the 2024 European elections falling below 50%, voter abstention remains a significant concern as the coalition approaches the 2027 national election amid deep-seated public frustrations.
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The Prime Minister has been in power for 1,413 days and faces the challenge of turning the record into a new victory in 2027
What is the rule in other countries is enough for a record in Italy: Prime Minister Meloni has been running continuously for almost four years - longer than any head of government before her. How has she managed this? By Anna Giordano.
It is a date that the Italian executive celebrates on Friday 4 September: Giorgia Meloni beats the record of longevity for an Italian government, surpassing, with 1,413 days, the second government of Silvio Berlusconi. A mark of stability in the peninsula for the head of government at the head of the coalition of the right to power, which, despite the economic difficulties of the country, remains popular.
After 1413 days in power, the head of the Italian government relies on stability as a campaign argument for the next elections. But its critics point to a sluggish growth, stagnating wages and a lack of long-term visionFirst woman head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni celebrates this Friday a record of longevity in this post since the end of the Second World War, reinforcing her "credibility" to launch her election campaign for the 2027…
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government today becomes the longest-serving government in Italy since World War II.
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