Giorgia Meloni Sets Record as Italy’s Longest-Serving Post-War Prime Minister, PM Modi Congratulates
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister since World War II, has set a historic record by becoming the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister. Meloni assumed office as Italy’s first female Prime Minister on October 22, 2022, and on September 4, 2026, her government completed 1,413 consecutive days in office. For this significant achievement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended special congratulations to her on the social media platform X. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, “Congratulations to my friend Prime Minister Meloni on becoming the longest-serving Prime Minister in post-war Italian history. This milestone reflects the Italian people’s confidence in her leadership. Their friendship has played a vital role in strengthening the India-Italy strategic partnership.” Following this, Prime Minister Meloni thanked PM Modi and wrote that the relationship between India and Italy is stronger than ever. The two countries will continue to work together to develop the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and enhance the bilateral strategic partnership. Italy has a long history of political instability over the past 80 years, with 68 governments formed during this period, and the average tenure of a government has been only 13 to 14 months. In such circumstances, the nearly four-year tenure of Meloni’s coalition government is considered a significant achievement.Georgia Meloni has broken the record set by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s second government. Berlusconi’s cabinet was in power for 1,412 consecutive days between 2001 and 2005, while Meloni has surpassed this record by one day.To mark this historic record, Giorgio Meloni’s right-wing party ‘Brothers of Italy’ (FdI) organised a huge rally and celebration in the southern Italian city of Bari, attended by thousands of supporters.
“Italy Never Begs”: Meloni Releases Video Response After Trump’s Controversial Interview Remark
US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are making headlines. A heated exchange has erupted between the two, leading the Italian Foreign Minister to cancel his visit to the US. This all began when US President Donald Trump made a controversial remark during an interview on Friday, claiming that Meloni had begged him for a photo during the G7 summit. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also issued a strong statement regarding Trump’s claim. She released a video, saying, “I and my country, Italy, never beg.” The interview aired on the LA7 network. During the interview, the journalist questioned her about Ukraine. However, Trump brought up Meloni, and the conversation subsequently shifted to their meeting at the G7 summit. A video of the meeting also surfaced, showing Trump and Meloni having a serious discussion about the issue. According to LA7, Trump said that Meloni had begged him for a photo. Trump said he initially didn’t want to do it, but later felt sorry for Meloni and agreed to the photo. LA7 has posted a dubbed version of the interview online. In response, Meloni said in her video that she was responding to Trump’s claim because some things needed to be addressed immediately. She said Trump’s statement was completely fabricated. “I’m very surprised by this,” she said. “I don’t know why President Trump is behaving this way toward his ally,” she said, adding that this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. This was apparently a reference to an interview Trump gave to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera in April, in which he criticized Meloni for not supporting the US-Israel Iran war. Meloni did not publicly respond at the time. It’s worth noting that Italy and the US are considered to have good relations, but the situation appears to be deteriorating after this incident.