LONDON, July 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - After Sunday’s election, neither the conservative People’s Party nor the governing Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party are likely to have enough support to rule.
But he could shorten the pain by declining to form a government, paving the way for another poll in the autumn.
The snap election called by left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in May failed to deliver either bloc the 176 parliamentary seats needed to govern.
Since Sánchez is also unlikely to muster enough support, that would give Spaniards another chance to choose a leader in cooler conditions.
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Persons:
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI’s, Mariano Rajoy, Francesco Guerrera, George Hay, Streisand Neto
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Reuters, People’s Party, Spanish Socialist Workers ’ Party, El, Vox, PSOE, Spanish, Twitter, Thomson
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“ El Gobierno, el aire, El Pais