As of 2026-11-06, Italy is governed by a right-wing coalition under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Brothers of Italy), which has advanced an electoral reform awarding a seat bonus to coalitions securing 42% of the vote and enacted decrees banning full-face veils in schools and capping non-Italian-speaking students at 30% per class. The economy is stagnating: GDP growth was 0.0% in Q3 2026 (Eurostat), while inflation rose to 5.6% in Oct 2026 (Eurostat) and unemployment to 6.3% in Sep 2026 (Eurostat).
