Madrid [Spain], August 22: King Felipe VI of Spain has begun consultations on the formation of a new government, about a month after the country's parliamentary elections.
The monarch was to receive leaders of political parties at his residence in the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Monday and Tuesday. According to the Royal Household, he plans to hold individual talks with seven politicians.
Felipe will meet caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Socialist Party (PSOE) and opposition leader Alberto NúñezFeijoo of the conservative People's Party (PP) on Tuesday. The king could then nominate one of the two to form a government.
Source: Qatar Tribune
