The Italian elections, which saw the unexpected rise of a comedian and the return of one of the nation’s most controversial politicians, threw off global markets, but isn’t enough to bring down the country’s sovereign credit rating, Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday. The credit rating agency acknowledged center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani’s lower house victory and, pointing to a split senate, forecast it will take about a month to form a new government. Regardless, it’ll be the next ruler’s policy choices, rather than his party, which will determine creditworthiness.
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