Reuters, 02/02 15:01 CET
By Julien Toyer and Blanca RodrÃguez
MADRID (Reuters) – The leader
of Spain’s Socialists on Tuesday offered to lead talks between parties
to form a government in a bid to break political deadlock and avoid a
new national election in the next few months.
Pedro Sanchez made the announcement after a meeting with King Felipe, who will meet acting-prime minister Mariano Rajoy at 1600 GMT, wrapping up a second round of negotiations that started last week.
It is not clear which man the king will nominate to lead
talks to form a new administration or whether he will instead ask the
parties to negotiate before he picks either.
Spain has been without a government since inconclusive
parliamentary elections on Dec. 20, and talks to resolve the situation
have made little headway so far.
“The socialist party and myself have told the king that
we are ready … to take a step forward and try to form a government to
end the stalemate of the Spanish democracy and its institutions,”
Sanchez told a news conference.
“Spain cannot afford to wait,” he said.
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Source: Euronews
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