{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6a98530cbe980579619686d7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How has Giorgia Meloni lasted this long?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1788367594865-79f34ba3-b7ca-4d52-8a51-12daee75cda8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Tom Kington, Italy correspondent, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Olivia Case and Leo Danczak.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/1413-days-and-counting-can-meloni-become-italys-merkel-6zqrt3np2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">1,413 days and counting… can Meloni become Italy’s Merkel?</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/2dd9ae\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Giorgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong>&nbsp;Atlantic Council, CNN, Giorgia Meloni / YouTube, @GiorgiaMeloni / X, EUDebates.tv</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}