Okay, what’s next? And how will it affect the European Union?

Italy’s Populist Parties Win Approval to Form Government
By Jason Horowitz
May 31, 2018

After a seesaw week that spooked financial markets, Italy’s president on Thursday gave a green light to a government of populist parties that would put Europe’s fourth largest economy into the hands of leaders deeply antagonistic to the European Union, its currency and illegal migrants.