Meloni sets a record, leading Italy’s longest-serving government since WWII

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Na sexta-feira, a líder italiana e seu partido marcaram um recorde – liderando o governo mais duradouro da Itália desde a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Famed for political instability, Italy has seen 68 governments in eight decades. While the late Silvio Berlusconi keeps the title of longest-serving premier, having held the premiership for a longer period over four terms, the government led by the far-right Brothers of Italy has now overtaken his record of 1,412 consecutive days in power.

Abetone Cutigliano, o principal destino para os entusiastas de esqui, foi um dos municípios que possibilitou a conquista, votando em esmagadora maioria pelo partido de Meloni nas eleições nacionais de outubro de 2022.

Andrea Tonarelli, a councillor with Brothers of Italy’s local branch, said a seafront celebratory event is being held to mark the occasion.

Para Tonarelli, engenheiro do município, o marco é um “ponto de orgulho”.

A self-professed mountain dweller who joined Brothers of Italy in 2017, Tonarelli said he was enticed by the party’s opposition to the left’s “armchair environmentalism” that restricts hunting, thwarts big infrastructure projects and opposes selective woods logging.

Grazia Di Maggio, the youngest member of the Chamber of Deputies for Brothers of Italy, hailed the government’s record-breaking longevity as “profoundly symbolic”.

Meloni tem buscado se distanciar do fascismo, declarando em 2022 que a direita italiana havia entregue a ideologia “para a história”.

For Di Maggio, who left the southern region of Basilicata at the age of 18 and started her political career leafleting while pursuing a degree in communications in Milan, Meloni’s accomplishment sets an example.

Analysts have questioned Brothers of Italy’s claim to a newfound political stability.

Nas décadas anteriores, “os governos cairiam, mas as ideologias políticas permaneceriam firmes”, disse Carusi. “A cena política atual é caracterizada por volatilidade dos eleitores …”.

Italians don’t feel like voting any more – and if they do, they tend to reward parties that run for the first time.”.

Carusi argued that two main factors enabled Meloni’s government to survive longer than others. First, Italy’s latest electoral law, dating back to 2018 and applied to the 2022 election that brought Meloni to power, worked to her advantage by allowing the right-wing coalition to obtain an absolute majority.

Second, Brothers of Italy gave up on much of its electoral programme to maintain stability, unlike previous governments that had alienated coalition partners by pursuing their own agendas.

Como resultado, Meloni agora está lidando com a ascensão rápida de um novo partido de extrema-direita liderado pelo ex-general do exército Roberto Vannacci, que se tornou a quarta força política mais popular do país apenas sete meses após seu lançamento.

In the upcoming 2027 general election, Vannacci’s National Future will be able to “claim to be the only true upholder of right-wing values,” Carusi said.

Political scientist Piero Ignazi, who lectures at the University of Bologna, said the government’s longevity signalled a period of stasis.

A economia da Itália permanece frágil, com previsões que projetam seu crescimento em 0,6 % em 2026. No próximo ano, espera‑se que ela ocupe a última posição em crescimento e a primeira em dívida pública dentro da União Europeia.

Alongside Italy’s economy, social policies are also a cause for concern, Ignazi said.

The government has reformed the law to criminalise actions that previously resulted only in fines or civil penalties.

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