The government led by Giorgia Meloni has become the longest-serving uninterrupted cabinet in the history of the Italian Republic, reaching 1,413 days in power

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet reached the milestone of 1,413 consecutive days in government on Friday, setting a record for the longest uninterrupted tenure of a government since the founding of the Italian Republic in 1946. The achievement reflects the stability of the governing coalition in a country historically marked by frequent changes of government.

Meloni surpassed the record held by Silvio Berlusconi’s second government, which lasted 1,412 days between 2001 and 2005. The leader of the Brothers of Italy party was sworn in on October 22, 2022, becoming the first woman appointed prime minister of Italy.

In the 80 years since the republic was established, Italy has had 68 governments, with an average duration of approximately 13 months. The coalition led by Meloni, made up of three radical-right and conservative parties, has been in power for nearly four years.

The record refers exclusively to the continuity of a single cabinet. When multiple governments are counted together, Berlusconi remains the leader, with more than nine years as prime minister. Meloni will mark the achievement with a rally in Bari on Friday, where she will deliver a speech. Critics, however, say longevity has become an objective in itself and decry political stagnation: