Giorgia Meloni's Three Years as Italy's Prime Minister: A Look Back

Meloni's Rise and Political Standing

• 🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister, is on track to become the third longest-serving leader in a country known for governmental instability.
• 🌍 She has gained international recognition, featured on Time magazine's cover and named by Politico as the most powerful person in Europe.
• 🤝 Meloni has cultivated close relationships with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump, who considers her a friend.

Economic and Social Achievements

• 📊 Italy's public deficit has significantly decreased, falling from 8.6% in 2022 to 3.4% currently.
• 📉 Unemployment has reached its lowest point in 20 years.
• 📈 Milan has become a model for conservatives, showcasing policy successes.

Challenges and Shifting Policies

• ⚠️ Despite positive headlines, challenges like declining wages, rising poverty, and a demographic crisis persist.
• 📈 While Meloni boasts a 60% drop in illegal immigration, legal migration is increasing, with plans to issue half a million non-European work visas by 2028.
• 🧩 Three years in power have revealed Meloni to be more of a pragmatist and skilled politician than a strict ideologue, softening positions from her party's neofascist roots.