The far-right Government led by Giorgia Meloni became on Friday the longest-serving executive in the 80-year history of the Italian Republic, surpassing the 1,413 days in office. The previous record belonged to Silvio Berlusconi's second Government, between 2001 and 2005. Meloni's coalition, formed by her party Brothers of Italy, Forza Italia and the League, has been in power since October 22, 2022.
Giorgia Meloni is the first woman to lead a Government in Italy and set from the beginning the goal of completing a full five-year term, something considered very difficult in a country marked by 68 changes of executive since the end of World War II in 1945. Since then, the average lifespan of an Italian government has been just over a year.
Despite having provided a rare political stability, Meloni no longer enjoys the same aura of invincibility. In March past, she suffered her first major setback by seeing her reform of the Justice sector, one of the main flagships of her term, rejected by a large majority in a referendum.
The prime minister now faces growing challenges for the 2027 elections, with the great left-wing coalition recovering ground in the polls and a new far-right party, Futuro Nazionale led by Roberto Vannacci, threatening to split the far-right electorate.
