ROME – In a country famed for political instability, Giorgia Meloni is poised to lead Italy’s longest-lasting government since World War II, overtaking a record of 1,412 consecutive days set by Silvio Berlusconi in 2005.
Meloni, who has tempered her populist instincts with pragmatism since taking power in October 2022, plans to hold a rally on Sept.?4 to celebrate the milestone, framing the durability of her coalition as one of its crowning achievements.
After cycling through 68 governments in 80 years, Italy has proved much steadier during a period of global conflict than France, which has had five prime ministers since the autumn of 2022, while Britain has got through four.
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