Stability of Italian government remains risk for euro zone: Fitch

"Our biggest concern in Italy is that we might not get a stable government," Fitch analyst Ed Parker said at a conference hosted by the firm.

"Also, we can't completely discount the bigger downside risk of a eurosceptic party being part of a coalition.... while populism has receded in Europe this year, Italy is a battle that remains to be fought," Parker said.

(Reporting by Marc Jones and Claire Milhench)