Italy’s next government will come under immediate pressure to review the planned sale of loss-making Alitalia to Air France-KLM and reopen negotiations with rival Air One, according to officials and industry sources.

Analysts said the collapse last week of Romano Prodi’s centre-left coalition and the ensuing political uncertainty could throw open the attempted sale of the state’s 49.9 per cent stake, while Alitalia’s bankruptcy clock is ticking.