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Spanish King bids to end stalemate
Spain’s King Felipe and leaders of the four main parties will make a fourth attempt on Thursday to end seven months of political stalemate, with pressure for a deal mounting as a deadline for next year’s budget nears.
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National elections in December and June both resulted in hung parliaments, forcing parties to try to negotiate their way to a viable coalition. So far, leaders across the political spectrum have failed to agree terms, though insiders hope a deadline to pass a budget for 2017 will concentrate minds.
Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of the centre-right People’s Party (PP), are due to meet with King Felipe on Thursday – the fourth such set of talks this year – as they seek a consensus candidate to lead the next government.
Rajoy’s PP was the only one of the four to win more seats in June than in December, though with 137 lawmakers it is still short of 176 needed for a majority in Spain’s lower house.
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