How has Giorgia Meloni lasted this long?
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Episode How has Giorgia Meloni lasted this long?
On Friday, Giorgia Meloni will break Italy’s record and become the longest-serving continuous prime minister since the Second World War. Her sceptics predicted she would only last a few months. So how has she managed it? And with Britain going through four prime ministers in the same period, does she have a lesson for the rest of us?
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Guest: Tom Kington, Italy correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Olivia Case and Leo Danczak.
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Read more: 1,413 days and counting… can Meloni become Italy’s Merkel?
Further listening: How Giorgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar
Clips: Atlantic Council, CNN, Giorgia Meloni / YouTube, @GiorgiaMeloni / X, EUDebates.tv
Photo: Getty Images.
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