Giorgia Meloni marks 1,413 days in power as Italy's longest-serving single government

Longevity record and the Bari assembly

Giorgia Meloni reached 1,413 days at the head of the Italian government, establishing the longest-serving continuous executive in the history of the Italian Republic. Her party, Fratelli d'Italia, gathered at the Cruise Terminal in Bari to celebrate the longevity milestone and present a four-year balance sheet. The party published a 29-page brochure titled "The most stable government, the strongest Italy. 4 years of commitment for the nation", listing policy actions across ministerial portfolios. The prime minister prepared a 50-minute address covering internal security, wage dynamics, employment numbers, and public debt management. Officials also awaited Eurostat determinations in late September or early October regarding Italy's exit from the European Union excessive deficit procedure, which will define available funds for the upcoming budget.

Labour figures and family policy balance sheet

The brochure presented domestic labour data showing 24.3 million people employed in July 2026, compared with 23.2 million in November 2022. Fratelli d'Italia recorded a national employment rate of 63.2%, while overall unemployment fell to 5.8% from 7.8% at the end of 2022. Youth unemployment among citizens aged 15 to 24 dropped to 18.9%, with permanent positions increasing by more than 1.3 million and temporary contracts decreasing by 534,000. Female employment reached 54.5% nationwide, up from 51.6% in November 2022. The party also recorded that the bond yield spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds dropped below 80 basis points, while tax reforms injected over 21 billion euros into household incomes. Additional cited programs included a 10-billion-euro housing initiative for 100,000 homes, a 20-million-euro fund for separated parents, and 1.15 million euros for caregivers in 2026.

Opposition critique of economic and health performance

Opposition leaders disputed the administration's record and criticized the political assembly in Bari. Democratic Party group leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Chiara Braga, stated that four years of government stability had failed to improve economic conditions for citizens.

A record of duration, certainly not of effectiveness. Because that stability claimed as a great political result clashes with the results achieved.

Braga cited 35 consecutive months of stagnant industrial production, an estimated 6.5 million people foregoing medical care, and 13 billion euros allocated to the Strait of Messina Bridge project rather than southern infrastructure. Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein also attacked the executive in an interview with L'Espresso, arguing that public health expenditure as a share of GDP reached a 15-year low.

Meloni has shut herself in the palace, she does not listen to the country. But while she celebrates, Italy does not, the economy is stalled, we have zero growth.

Legislative battles over electoral reform

Parallel to the Bari events, the parliamentary coalition pushed forward on constitutional and electoral reforms. In the Senate Constitutional Affairs Commission, majority lawmakers approved a unified amendment introducing voter preferences to the electoral system. The mechanism retains blocked list leaders while permitting voters to express up to three preferences for subsequent candidates, applying gender alternation without previous Rosatellum quotas. Commission president Andrea De Priamo praised the committee approval after earlier defeat in the Chamber of Deputies. Opposition parties, including the Democratic Party, Five Star Movement, Green-Left Alliance, and Italia Viva, condemned the voting procedure as a forced maneuver to alter electoral rules ahead of national elections.