Meloni celebrates her Italian government’s longevity during party rally in Bari

BARI, Italy (AP) – Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni celebrated her government's milestone longevity at a rally Friday of supporters in the southern city of Bari, arguing that four years of political stability have strengthened Italy at home and abroad.

Her administration has become the longest-serving single administration of Italy's republican era, reaching 1, 414 consecutive days in office and surpassing the 1, 412-day record set by Silvio Berlusconi 's second administration from 2001 to 2005.

Speaking to supporters, Meloni cast the record as evidence of the strength and cohesion of her right-wing coalition.

"It is no coincidence that the three longest-serving governments in the history of the Italian Republic are all center-right governments, " she remarked.

"Stability is our first great reform, " Meloni continued, arguing that political continuity enabled her administration to pursue economic and foreign policy goals that might have proved tough under Italy's traditionally short-lived administrations.

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