“I favour the notion of a stable government every four years which has a set policy programme, but if that's not possible we will have to govern doing things day by day,” Rajoy told a news conference. Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday he hoped to form a government with broad support from rivals after his conservative party won the most votes in Sunday's fragmented election. In a nod to the Socialists that came second in the election and fourth-placed party Ciudadanos (Citizens), the acting prime minister said he would reach out to “moderate” parties with whom they share common ground on issues such as Spanish unity. Keywords: Spain, elections The People's Party (PP) made gains versus an inconclusive December ballot but the re-run still left it well short of a majority, forcing it to seek a coalition deal, or at the very least support from other leaders in confidence votes.

Source: The Hindu June 27, 2016 17:15 UTC