Italy: Politics and budget to come back into focus

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Italy: Politics and budget to come back into focus

J P M O R G A N Europe Economic Research

30 June 2026

Italy: Politics and budget to come

back into focus

• Italian politics has been relatively quiet, but three interrelated issues are Economic and Policy Research

coming up Mariana Monteiro

• First, there has been some speculation of early elections before the likely (44mariana.reispaivamonteiro@jpmorgan.com20) 3493-5147

date of autumn 2027 J.P. Morgan Securities plc

• Second, major electoral overhaul is underway as fragmentation on the

right grows

• Third, 2027 budget discussions will generate noise, but a rupture is not

expected

• Growth to hold up in 2027 despite further consolidation and elections,

though it will continue to trail regional peers

Italian politics has been relatively quiet in recent months. That said, meaningful

shifts are under way: the far-right flank is fragmenting, and the government is

pursuing reforms to the electoral process. Budget discussions are also about to

begin, and political noise is likely to pick up. In this email, we take stock of these

developments and what they could mean for the timing and potential outcome of

the next general election.

The current parliamentary term expires in September 2027 and our base case

remains an election in autumn 2027. While we see a snap election this year as

unlikely—absent a major rupture within the coalition or a loss of the parliamentary

majority—there is a risk that elections are brought forward into spring 2027, as

recent press reports have suggested. Ultimately, both political dynamics and

technical considerations will shape the timing. Either way, the election is still some

way off, leaving a long runway for uncertainty to persist. Under the current