King Felipe VI signs decree for fresh vote after December election left no party able to form a governmentThe king of Spain has signed a decree dissolving parliament and setting an election for 26 June after politicians chosen in an inconclusive December vote failed to agree on the country’s next prime minister.
King Felipe VI signed the order in the presence of the parliamentary speaker,Patxi López, on Tuesday after the deadline for installing a fresh government passed at midnight on Monday. Spain has never had to repeat elections since democracy was restored in 1978.
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Source: theguardian.com