Video/ Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s longest-serving prime minister, Rama congratulates counterpart: Now only my record remains for you to break

This Friday, via a video message on X, Prime Minister Edi Rama sent a congratulatory message to his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, on a historic day for the Italian executive.

The head of state published a video message, appreciating the significant political achievement for the neighboring country.

After 1,413 days in office, the government led by Meloni has become the longest-lasting in the history of the Italian Republic.

Meloni took office as prime minister in October 2022, leading one of the longest-serving executives Italy has ever seen.

In his remarks, Rama addressed the Italian prime minister: “Giorgia, I just learned that you now lead the longest-serving government in the history of the Italian Republic. Really? I guess I had gotten used to bad habits, since I changed my interlocutor in Rome as often as Milan changes coaches.”

He also added that, despite the left’s predictions, Italian democracy is not at risk.

“And yet, strangely, Italian democracy does not seem endangered at all, contrary to what we had predicted, especially us on the left, when you arrived at Palazzo Chigi wearing black trousers.”

Rama also recalled the initial concern of Ursula von der Leyen: “I remember Ursula was quite worried at the time, wasn’t she? On the contrary, she must be very happy about this record of yours now. Because instead of marching on Europe, as we feared, you embraced Europe and helped it better understand issues like security and illegal immigration.”

He then ironized about a supposed democratic deficit: “However, the full truth must be admitted: since you came, an extraordinary democratic deficit has been noticed in Italy. You have sidelined men from the power struggle, which has now become a women’s affair, exclusively women’s.”

In closing, Rama also challenged his own record and mentioned Germany: “What can I say, dear Giorgia? Now only one record remains to be broken: mine. And let no one dare tell me that Italy is not part of the Balkans, even though we are always behind Germany, where another distinguished lady has governed even longer than I have. Long live Italy, long live Italian women and Albanian women!”

Full video message from Rama to Giorgia Meloni:

Georgia, I’m reading that as of today you head the longest-serving government in the history of the Italian Republic.

Really? I had gotten used to changing my interlocutor in Rome at the pace of Milan’s coaching changes.

Look how strange democracy is in Italy, it doesn’t seem at all in danger, considering all that we on the left had predicted when you took office at Palazzo Chigi, wearing black trousers.

Ursula was also quite worried back then, but today she will be happy about this new record you’ve set because instead of marching on the body of Europe as we feared, you embraced Europe, and even helped them better understand some issues regarding security, illegal immigration, but we must all say it, since you came, there is a huge democratic deficit in Italy. You got rid of men from the power struggle, and now it has become an exclusive contest among women. What can I say, dear Georgia, now there is another record to break, my record.

And let them not say that Italy is not in the Balkans because we are behind Germany where a respected lady has governed even longer than I have.

Long live Italy, long live women, Italian and Albanian.