Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy's Longest-Serving Prime Minister After Nearly 4 Years
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy's Longest-Serving Prime Minister After Nearly 4 Years
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Summary
Nearly 4 years into office, Giorgia Meloni is poised to become the longest continuously serving prime minister in the history of the Italian Republic.
Meloni told The New York Times that strict self-discipline and saying only what she believes have underpinned her political durability, arguing voters can spot what is false.
Her rise from post-Fascist roots to the center of European politics has helped normalize parts of Italy's hard right, a shift critics have labeled "Melonization."
The milestone underscores how sharply Meloni has outlasted Italy's postwar norm, with her tenure running about four times the country's average premiership.