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  "id": 5516415,
  "title": "Meloni government becomes longest-serving in postwar Italy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/meloni-government-becomes-longest-serving-in-postwar-italy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:36:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Giorgia Meloni's government has become the longest-serving in postwar Italy, surpassing the record set by Silvio Berlusconi. According to Gulf News, her administration has been in power for 1,413 days. The government has faced crises within its coalition, but Meloni has managed to avoid the kind of upheaval that toppled previous governments.\n\nItaly has had 68 governments in 80 years, with many being short-lived due to crises and defections. Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party is celebrating this milestone with a rally in Bari, expected to draw thousands of supporters. The event, also an election rally ahead of the 2027 vote, features Meloni and her deputy prime ministers Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani.\n\nThe rally, under the slogan \"Il Governo piu stabile, l'Italia piu forte\" (\"The Most Stable Government, the Strongest Italy\"), includes traditional Puglian light shows and DJ sets. According to Malay Mail and Free Malaysia Today, the event is being held in an area of the port that can host up to 10,000 people, with 80 coaches transporting supporters from across the region.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Meloni government becomes longest-serving in postwar Italy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/meloni-government-becomes-longest-serving-in-postwar-italy-5517695",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "PM Modi congratulates ‘friend’ Meloni on becoming Italy’s longest-serving PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pm-modi-congratulates-friend-meloni-on-becoming-italys-longest",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:50:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "PM Modi congratulates ‘friend' Giorgia Meloni as 49-year-old becomes Italy's longest-serving post-war leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pm-modi-congratulates-friend-giorgia-meloni-as-49-year-old-becomes",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:18:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PM Meloni celebrates as govt becomes Italy’s longest-serving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pm-meloni-celebrates-as-govt-becomes-italys-longest-serving",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:24:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Meloni sets a record, leading Italy’s longest-serving government since WWII",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/meloni-sets-a-record-leading-italys-longest-serving-government-since",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:50:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Stability or fiasco? Giorgia Meloni becomes longest-serving Italian PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/stability-or-fiasco-giorgia-meloni-becomes-longest-serving-italian-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-04T10:29:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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