
Aug 31, 2026
✦Reuters
Meloni's big reforms flounder but security bills flourish in Italy
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government will become Italy’s longest-serving administration on September 4. While her flagship constitutional and premiership reforms stalled, the coalition found success with security bills. The government tightened immigration rules and introduced tougher penalties for public-order offences, though many other legislative efforts faced significant legal or political hurdles.