Press Review - Stability or fiasco? Giorgia Meloni becomes longest-serving Italian PM
Right-wing papers hail her durability, while left-wing outlets call her four years in office a failure.
- On Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni became the country's longest-serving postwar leader, marking 1,413 consecutive days in office and surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's 2001–2005 government.
- Critics argue the administration "has primarily sought to survive by doing as little as possible," even as supporters credit her with restoring international credibility; Italy's economy grew just 0.5% in 2025, one of the slowest rates in the bloc.
- Markets have rewarded her fiscal pragmatism with lower borrowing costs, yet former leaders note she has "yet to use it on painful economic, welfare and public administration reforms," with debt ratios forecast to reach 138.5% this year.
- Analysts suggest her endurance stems largely from a deeply divided opposition rather than policy success, with youth unemployment at 18.9% in July leaving observers skeptical about structural reform.
- As the 2027 vote approaches, electoral prospects remain uncertain whether current stability will yield meaningful progress, with the government continuing to balance populist rhetoric against European Union budget constraints.
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Last Friday, the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, broke a record in the politics of the transalpine country by reaching 1,413 consecutive days in power and becoming the longest-serving government in the Italian Republic since 1946. In a country where there have been 68 governments since the post-war period whose average duration has not exceeded 14 months, either because they collapsed among their partners or among their members, Meloni h…
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Giorgia Meloni's administration on Friday set a new record for the longest time in office - no small feat in a country known for political instability. But critics say she managed it mainly by doing very little with that time.
Press Review - Stability or fiasco? Giorgia Meloni becomes longest-serving Italian PM
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 4: Italy's Giorgia Meloni becomes the longest-serving prime minister in Italy's postwar history. While she's celebrated by the rightwing press, the leftwing press say her leadership is a fiasco. Also, is Europe gearing up for a chaotic winter? Concern is mounting after the UN warned of a "supersized" El Niño phenomenon that could bring heavy rains and snow. Plus we look at tributes to Gloria Steinem, journalist a…
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