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Meloni celebrates as her government becomes Italy’s longest-serving

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Giorgia Meloni’s government reached 1,413 days in office, exceeding the 1,412-day record set by Silvio Berlusconi’s second government from 2001 to 2005.
  • Meloni said stability had helped the government plan, govern and pursue its priorities, including employment, security and public finances.
  • She attributed the record to the unity of her centre-right coalition and the trust Italians gave it in the 2022 election.

Giorgia Meloni’s government has outlasted every previous administration in the history of Italy’s republic, and the prime minister says the record belongs to a united coalition rather than one leader.

Her government reached 1,413 days in office, passing the 1,412 days served by Silvio Berlusconi’s second government between 2001 and 2005. Meloni marked the moment in a post on X, calling it a source of gratitude and responsibility.

Today our Government becomes the longest-serving in the history of the Italian Republic.

· Giorgia MeloniMeloni announced the milestone in a post on X.

“Today our Government becomes the longest-serving in the history of the Italian Republic,” she wrote. “It is a fact that I welcome with gratitude and a strong sense of responsibility. Because stability is not a record to flaunt, but the condition that allows a Nation to plan, decide, honor commitments, and command respect.”

It is a fact that I welcome with gratitude and a strong sense of responsibility. Because stability is not a record to flaunt, but the condition that allows a Nation to plan, decide, honor commitments, and command respect.

· Giorgia MeloniShe described the significance she attached to the government’s longevity.

Meloni said her administration had worked to increase employment, reduce unemployment, support families and businesses, strengthen security, manage public finances and improve Italy’s standing internationally. She acknowledged that more work remained.

She said the government’s longevity reflected a centre-right alliance that had stayed together around a shared project. Meloni also noted that the three longest-serving governments in republican Italy had all been centre-right administrations. She credited Italians who gave the coalition their trust in 2022 and said the government would return to voters next year with an account of its record and remaining work.

This stability is not the merit of a single person. It is the result of a united coalition, which has governed for four years with a shared vision and which has chosen to stay together not against someone, but to realize a project for Italy.

· Giorgia MeloniMeloni credited coalition unity for the government’s record.
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