With the opposition in disarray and support for the ruling coalition rebounding, the government may well retain its two-thirds majority in the Lower House if it called a snap election. The chances of another delay in the sales tax hike would decrease while the likelihood of monetary policy remaining ultra-loose for a long time would rise. But it would matter little for the outlook for structural reform.
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