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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Spain’s conservative party leader proposed as PM despite no majority

The leader of Partido Popular (People’s party), Alberto Núñez Feijóo
The leader of Partido Popular (People’s party), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, at a press conference after meeting the Spanish king on 22 August. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

The leader of Spain’s conservative People’s party has been put forward to be prime minister, in a move that seems doomed to fail as he has not secured enough votes to command a majority.

In accordance with protocol, King Felipe VI proposed Alberto Feijóo for the investiture on Tuesday night on the grounds that his party won the most votes in last month’s general election, which produced a hung parliament.

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