{
  "id": 5596593,
  "title": "Giorgia Meloni congratulated on becoming modern Italy's longest serving leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/giorgia-meloni-congratulated-on-becoming-modern-italys-longest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:20:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/09/04/giorgia-meloni-congratulated-on-becoming-modern-italys-longest-serving-leader/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Giorgia Meloni has set a new record in modern Italian politics by becoming the country's longest-serving Prime Minister, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's record set in the early 2000s. She assumed office 1,413 days ago, during a period of significant economic challenges for Italy, where the average duration of previous governments was just over a year. Meloni's journey to this milestone has been marked by both praise and criticism. President Sheikh Mohamed of the United Arab Emirates praised her leadership and expressed the UAE's commitment to strengthening ties with Italy. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also congratulated Meloni, recognizing her as an inspiration for her conviction and courage. Despite her achievements, Meloni's Brothers of Italy Party has seen a decline in popularity, with the far-right Futuro Nazionale party overtaking the ruling center-right party Forza Italia in recent opinion polls. This shift in public support poses a challenge for Meloni's re-election prospects in the upcoming year.",
  "summary": "Giorgia Meloni has become Italy's longest-serving Prime Minister since the country became a republic in 1946, as she kicks of her campaign for next year's elections. She was sworn in 1,413 days ago, in a country under deep economic pressures where the 67 previous governments lasted barely a year on average. The forecast when Ms Meloni took power was that “we’d last six months at most, that the…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Giorgia Meloni congratulated on becoming modern Italy's longest serving leader",
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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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