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Giorgia Meloni's government reached 1,413 days in power on September 4, 2026, surpassing by one day the record of the second Berlusconi government (1,412 days, 2001-2005).
Fratelli d'Italia celebrated this record with a rally at the port of Bari, where Meloni presented government stability as her main political achievement.
The longevity of the government is consistently linked to a financial indicator, whether it be the bond spread or Italy's public deficit.
Some perspectives highlight the decrease in spread and public deficit as evidence of success, while others point out the stagnation of wages, lack of growth, and brain drain of young graduates.
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Germany notes that 40% of new laws have been passed by emergency decree, bypassing parliamentary opposition, while Italy holds the record without this caveat on legislative practices.
Meloni frames her upcoming electoral law as a guarantee of governability against post-electoral instability, while an investigation by The Times, reported by the Romanian press, accuses her of tailoring the system to her advantage.
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Rome claims stability as the main reform of the five-year term, as the Italian opposition denounces an empty record behind 1,413 days in power.
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Berlin separates the longevity of Meloni's record from any democratic endorsement: the German press retraces the transformation of a right wing deemed anti-system in 2022 into a pragmatic EU partner, without glossing over its emergency decrees or internal failures.
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France is gauging Meloni's longevity based on her economic performance rather than her tenure alone, amid a narrowing spread and what is seen as lackluster growth.
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Rome claims stability as the main reform of the five-year term, as the Italian opposition denounces an empty record behind 1,413 days in power.
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Rome, September 4, 2026.
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Berlin separates the longevity of Meloni's record from any democratic endorsement: the German press retraces the transformation of a right wing deemed anti-system in 2022 into a pragmatic EU partner, without glossing over its emergency decrees or internal failures.
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Berlin, Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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France is gauging Meloni's longevity based on her economic performance rather than her tenure alone, amid a narrowing spread and what is seen as lackluster growth.
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Paris, September 5, 2026.
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Stockholm views Giorgia Meloni's record as the successful conversion of a nationalist into a reliable Brussels partner
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Stockholm, September 5, 2026.
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Bucharest praises Italian longevity while reflecting on its own four-month government vacancy.
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Bucharest, September 5, 2026.
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Warsaw sees Meloni's record as proof that a right wing deemed unacceptable in 2022 has become the standard being emulated in Brussels.
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Warsaw, Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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Athens is gauging Meloni's longevity based on the Italian bond spread, noting that political stability has not transformed an economy with sluggish growth
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Athens, September 5, 2026.
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The United States is gauging Giorgia Meloni's longevity based on bond markets rather than election results, caught between investor approval and warnings from former Italian government leaders.
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Washington, September 5, 2026.
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Dhaka takes away from this record the fact that stability has brought about both change and a lack of change: restored confidence in financial markets, but stagnant wages, which the CGIL union denounces.
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Dhaka, September 5, 2026.
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Belgrade is particularly taking note of Giorgia Meloni's formula for a stable Italy that can now "dictate decisions" rather than endure them, and at the same time, it is highlighting her emphasis on monitoring potential Russian influences.
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Belgrade, September 5, 2026.
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On September 4, 2026, Giorgia Meloni's government became the longest-lasting in the history of the Italian Republic, with 1,413 consecutive days in power, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's second government (2001-2005). Fratelli d'Italia celebrated the event with a rally at the port of Bari, where the Council president held a meeting of nearly an hour. An anti-government procession took place in parallel in the city center and dispersed without confrontation. Meloni is preparing for the upcoming legislative elections.
Meloni uses this record as a campaign argument a year before the legislative elections, when the opposition denounces a blank record and a poll indicates 53% disapproval.
Meloni aims to prevent post-electoral "ribaltoni" to ensure five years of governance.
The opposition contrasts the Bari festival with the 2,500 jobs at risk at the former Ilva steelworks in Taranto.
Meloni will not attend the UN General Assembly in New York; Antonio Tajani will represent her there.
Credited with 4 % of the vote in 2018, Brothers of Italy became the country's top force with 26 % in 2022.
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More divergent than 96% of recent comparable stories (reference: 91 recent stories measured with the same method).