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Meloni set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister

8/25/2026

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Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister.
She said “Melonization” means a post-Fascist party shedding authoritarian threat and gaining mainstream acceptance.
Meloni noted Italy is the world’s eighth-largest economy yet feels the weakest major power.
She declared she dislikes a “submissive Italy” and wants a national “revolution of pride.”

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Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister.
She said “Melonization” means a post-Fascist party shedding authoritarian threat and gaining mainstream acceptance.
Meloni noted Italy is the world’s eighth-largest economy yet feels the weakest major power.
She declared she dislikes a “submissive Italy” and wants a national “revolution of pride.”