Spain's king to hold coalition talks in last-ditch attempt to avoid elections


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  • Tuesday, 12 Apr 2016

Spain's King Felipe leaves after attending an Easter mass at the cathedral in Palma de Mallorca, on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain, March 27, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo/Files

MADRID (Reuters) - King Felipe will hold another round of talks with Spain's fractious political parties in a last-ditch attempt to get them to form a coalition and avoid a second national election, his office said on Tuesday.

The leaders of Spain's four main parties have until May 2 to agree on a possible government after none of them won a parliamentary majority in an election in December.

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