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		</div><p>Spain&#8217;s incumbent prime minister Mariano Rajoy has turned down a petition by King Felipe VI to try to form a new government following last month’s inconclusive elections.</p>
<p>The Royal Palace made the announcement shortly after the monarch met with Mr Rajoy to wrap up a week of talks with party leaders before nominating a candidate.</p>
<p>In a statement, the palace said the king will begin fresh talks with party leaders next Wednesday in a bid to find another candidate.</p>
<p>Mr Rajoy’s Popular Party won most seats – 123 – in the December 20 election but failed to garner a majority in the 350-seat lower house of parliament.</p>
<p>The king will now most likely call on opposition Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez to try to from a government.</p>
<p>The Socialists came second in the election with 90 seats and appear to have more chance of mustering support from other groups to form a coalition.</p>
<p>The nominated candidate must win a vote of confidence in parliament. If no party leader manages to win that parliamentary support within two months of the first vote, fresh elections must be called.</p>
<p>No group had expressed any intention of voting for Mr Rajoy, which made parliamentary approval for him highly unlikely.</p>
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