Spain may face third election in less than year, PM warns

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>Voters in Spain could face a third trip to the polls in less than a year, the prime minister has warned.

>The two parties with the biggest share of the latest vote have been in talks for seven months but have not agreed on forming a government.

>The Socialists (PSOE) refuse to back the largest party, the Popular Party (PP). Elections in December and June gave no clear majority to any party.

>PM Mariano Rajoy said holding a third election would be "nonsense".

>His Popular Party remains the biggest in the country, but has lost its absolute majority.

>Last week, the king of Spain asked Mr Rajoy to try to form a new government.

>Speaking after a fruitless meeting with the head of the PSOE, Pedro Sanchez, on Tuesday, Mr Rajoy said: "I ask him to unlock the situation and I think it is possible to do this.

>"It is necessary and it is possible. I will do everything to avoid the scenario of another election."

>Before the meeting, Mr Sanchez said: "The Socialist Party is the alternative to the Popular Party and, therefore, the Socialist Party will not take part in any grand coalition.

>"We will not support what we want to change."