Spain’s King Felipe VI has called on acting Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to try to form a new government following talks with political party leaders to see which party has the best chance of gathering majority support in Parliament.
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“I have accepted the king’s petition,” Sánchez said at a press conference on Tuesday and promised to work for a progressive government. , hopes he can now persuade the legislators who voted against Feijóo to back him and capture at least the required 176 votes for a majority.To succeed, Sanchez needs most of all to cement the support of two small parties that want independence for the northeastern region of Catalonia.
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