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? (thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/1413-d…)
Further listening: How Giorgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar (pod.fo/e/2dd9ae)
Clips: Atlantic Council, CNN, Giorgia Meloni / YouTube, @GiorgiaMeloni / X, EUDebates.tv
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