Overview
- The Meloni-led three-party coalition reached 1,413 uninterrupted days in office on Friday, a record for a single cabinet in the Italian Republic since 1946.
- Meloni celebrated the milestone at a large Fratelli d'Italia rally in Bari and framed stability as the basis for her pitch to voters ahead of the 2027 parliamentary election.
- Several flagship reforms have failed or stalled, most notably a justice overhaul rejected in a March referendum and plans for direct election of the prime minister put on hold.
- The government reports strong labour-market gains with roughly 800,000–900,000 new jobs and unemployment around 5.7–5.8 percent, yet GDP growth remains weak and real wages are stagnant.
- Political risks are rising: coalition tensions persist between Fratelli d'Italia, Lega and Forza Italia, relations with U.S. President Donald Trump have been strained recently, and the new far‑right party Futuro Nazionale under Roberto Vannacci is polling as a potential vote-splitter on the right.