Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy) has been Prime Minister of Italy since 22 Oct 2022. Italy's real GDP edged up 0.8% a year under Giorgia Meloni, in office since October 2022, against +1.1% for the European Union. Italy ranks 2nd of 10 EU governments on the rise in government effectiveness; on the rise in freedom of expression it is 10th. On liberal democracy index the two part most: −12.1 points in Italy, −2.7 points for the European Union. Inflation is 4.2% on a year earlier (Sep 2026), 5.3 percentage points below its level at day zero.

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