“Salvini wants to take Italy out of the European, democratic community and into international isolation by whipping up voters in a pseudo battle against Brussels and its insistence on budget discipline,” Barbara Wesel writes for Deutsche Welle.
 
“A government run by the PD and the 5Stars is far from an ideal solution and will be deeply uncomfortable for both parties. But the tie-up would stave off the threat of fiscal irresponsibility of a Euroskeptic far-right majority,” Silvia Merler writes for Politico.
 
“Factor in the increasing likelihood Europe will tip into recession (the specter of a no-deal Brexit, ongoing turmoil in Turkey and rising U.S.-China tensions all weigh heavily on slowing European growth), and Salvini’s life looks set to get more difficult even if he does win big in elections,” Ian Bremmer writes for TIME.