On Sunday night, President Sergio Mattarella ended plans to form Western Europe's first populist government by vetoing their euroskeptic pick for economy minister. Mattarella then asked Cottarelli to set up a non-political government to lead the country to another election. The premier-designate pledged that his "neutral" government would guarantee "prudent" management of Italy's public debt, the second highest in Europe after Greece. ———PARLIAMENT'S ROLEAfter being sworn in, every new government in Italy faces a mandatory confidence vote in each chamber of Parliament. Should the government lose the confidence votes, Cottarelli said a new election would be scheduled as soon as "after August."

Source: ABC News May 28, 2018 14:48 UTC