Overview
- Giorgia Meloni passed 1,413 days as prime minister on Friday, a postwar record for a single Italian government, and Fratelli d'Italia staged events in Bari to mark the milestone.
- FDI issued a campaign brochure that credits the government with more than one million new jobs, unemployment at 5.8% in July, €21 billion in individual tax cuts, and an 80% fall in irregular arrivals.
- Economists and opposition leaders argue the focus on preserving stability has not driven durable growth, noting the government's own GDP forecast of roughly 0.6% for 2026 and continuing problems with wages, job precarity, and strained health services.
- The ruling right-wing coalition has pushed through about 300 laws and decree-laws since October 2022, concentrating on security and migration and frequently using confidence votes to secure passage.
- The anniversary strengthens Meloni’s campaign message of restored credibility and European integration even as analysts and rival papers debate whether the record reflects pragmatic governance or policy paralysis ahead of elections expected in 2027.