Overview
- The government reached 1,413 consecutive days on Friday, September 4, 2026, and Fratelli d'Italia staged a large rally in Bari that doubled as the kickoff of Giorgia Meloni's campaign for re‑election in 2027.
- Meloni has kept an unusually stable three‑party coalition without major cabinet crises, but that stability has coincided with limited structural reform, modest GDP growth and persistent pressure on wages and public health services.
- Retired general Roberto Vannacci and his new party Futuro Nacional have jumped in the polls, overtaking Meloni’s partners Forza Italia and the League and prompting advisers to study electoral‑law changes or the possibility of bringing Vannacci into the coalition to avoid vote splitting.
- Her foreign ties show strains: relations with President Donald Trump have visibly cooled after disputes over policy toward Iran, while Argentina’s Javier Milei publicly congratulated Meloni on the milestone.
- What happens next will hinge on tactical decisions inside Meloni’s camp about electoral rules and coalition composition, choices that will affect migration policy such as the Albania repatriation centre, public services and household incomes.