SPAIN FACING COALITION GOVERNMENT
Spanish Prime Minister and Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy (3rd right) waves after delivering a speech next to his wife Elvira Fernandez (R), Vice President of the Spanish government Soraya Saenz de Santamaria (2nd left), PP Secretary General and candidate Maria Dolores de Cospedal (R) and other party members at PP’s headquarters after the results of Spain’s general election in Madrid on December 20. Spain’s ruling conservative Popular Party won the most seats in parliament in the general election but lost its absolute majority, partial results showed with over 80 percent of votes counted. AFP PHOTO
Spanish Prime Minister and Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy (3rd right) waves after delivering a speech next to his wife Elvira Fernandez (R), Vice President of the Spanish government Soraya Saenz de Santamaria (2nd left), PP Secretary General and candidate Maria Dolores de Cospedal (R) and other party members at PP’s headquarters after the results of Spain’s general election in Madrid on December 20. Spain’s ruling conservative Popular Party won the most seats in parliament in the general election but lost its absolute majority, partial results showed with over 80 percent of votes counted. AFP PHOTO
MADRID: Spain faces a struggle to form a stable government Monday following historic elections that saw the incumbent conservatives score a win but no majority, tailed by the long-established Socialists and upstart, far-left Podemos.