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Spanish Podemos party refuses to support the new government of Rajoy

The leader of the leftist we told Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will not support a new government led by the ruling, which was the most votes in the elections on December 20 but was not enough to secure a majority in parliament . AP

Pablo Iglesias said after a meeting with Rajoy that his party will not join a coalition led by the Popular Party coalition and will give indirect support to abstain in the parliamentary vote.

Then Rajoy met with Albert Rivera, the center-right party Citizens for support PP's attempt to govern as a minority party or a coalition government.



Rajoy has few options, and the main opposition Socialist Party has already said he will not rule with him. Spain has never had a government of "grand coalition" composed of popular and socialist.

Citizens said that he would abstain in the vote and who is willing to integrate a coalition of grassroots and socialist.

The Popular Party won 123 of the 350 seats in the lower house, compared with 186 in 2011.

The Socialists won 90 seats, Podemos and its allies Citizens 69 and 40.

King Philip VI will meet next month with leaders of parliamentary parties and run for one as prime minister.

But it must win a vote of confidence in parliament. If the impasse continues for two months, the monarch must call new elections.

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