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Updated: Fri 4 Sep 2026 13:29 CET
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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with League leader and coalition ally Matteo Salvini. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
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How did the Meloni government become Italy's longest-lasting?
Giorgia Meloni's administration on Friday set a new record for the longest time in office - no small feat in a country known for political instability. But critics say she managed it mainly by doing very little with that time.
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