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This paper is concerned with the implications of political instability in Italy after the February 2013 elections failed to produce a stable government majority capable of continuing the country’s reform program. It argues that even if political leaders find a way to compromise on support for the new government, political instability will continue. This will have an adverse effect not only upon the Italian economy, which needs urgent structural reforms, but also for the eurozone. Any further deterioration in sentiment for the eurozone may have negative implications for the Polish economy.