What would early elections mean for Italy?

Italy now looks set for an early election. Opinion polls suggest that a this would deliver a right-wing coalition, led by the League, which we suspect would be even more likely to clash with the EU than the current government. Meanwhile, we suspect that euro-zone GDP growth in Q2 will be revised down next week from 0.2% q/q to just 0.1%.

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