Nick Squires in Rome says polls indicate the centre- left Democratic Party are likely to win the next election, but the prospect of Silvio Berlusconi returning to politics is worrying financial markets.
The chance of Silvio Berlusconi returning to power is spooking financial markets along with many Italian citizens, says Nick Squires, The Telegraph's correspondent in Rome.
Mario Monti, the serving technocrat Prime Minister, announced at the weekend that he was to resign early after Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom party withdrew crucial support in parliament.
"There is a great deal of disquiet amongst international investors and the markets at the implication of Silvio Berlusconi's return to politics.
"Mario Monti came in, he was seen as a very sober, authoritative figure. He managed to reduce very significantly the spread between Italian and German bonds, and he also began the very difficult process of introducing economic reforms which many people here would say the Berlusconi government, and previous Berlusconi governments, had failed to implement over a period of 20 years," said Nick Squires.
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