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Meloni Sets Postwar Record as Italy's Longest‑Serving Prime Minister

Four years in office give her fiscal credibility along with stalled reforms, migration pressures and rising coalition strains ahead of the 2027 vote.

Overview

  • Meloni reached 1,413 days in office on Friday, September 4, 2026, making her the longest continuously serving Italian premier since World War II.
  • Her three‑party coalition keeps a solid parliamentary majority and has delivered fiscal consolidation that earned trust from the European Commission and financial markets.
  • A national referendum rejected the government’s justice overhaul and led to the resignations of ministers Giorgia Santanchè and Gian Marco Delmastro, weakening the administration’s reform agenda.
  • Tough migration measures, including the Cutro decree, restrictions on rescue NGOs and plans for reception centres in Albania, have reduced arrivals on paper but face legal and practical limits.
  • Persistent problems such as long health‑care waiting lists, high youth unemployment and growing friction inside Forza Italia and the Lega leave Meloni politically constrained going into the 2027 election season.