King Felipe this month tapped Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the head of the center-right Popular Party, to form a government after Spain’s recent inconclusive elections.
His Majesty met with party leaders before announcing his decision. The Royal Household said it was because Feijóo’s party received the most seats.
If Feijóo fails to form a government, King Felipe will likely ask Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to make an attempt at remaining in power. If that doesn’t work, there would likely be new elections.
Sánchez’s Socialists won a partial victory when their candidate to moderate parliamentary debates won. It happened after the party promised nationalist parties to allow languages other than Castilian during sessions.
The Popular Party was hoping far right Vox would support its candidate to lead parliamentary debates, but Vox stuck with its own pick.
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