Meloni Sets Record As Italy’s Longest-Serving Postwar PM
September 4, 2026 • International
Giorgia Meloni’s government has become the longest-serving government in Italy’s postwar republican history, completing 1,413 consecutive days in office and surpassing the previous record held by Silvio Berlusconi’s second government, which lasted 1,412 days. Meloni has led the government since October 2022.
Meloni, who became Italy’s first woman Prime Minister, reached the milestone amid a political system historically marked by frequent changes of government. Her administration’s uninterrupted tenure has therefore become a significant political milestone in modern Italy.
Meloni has described political stability as important for allowing governments to plan and implement policies over a longer period. The milestone does not, by itself, measure the success or performance of the government; it specifically refers to the length of uninterrupted tenure of the same government.