Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera reacts after results were announced in Spain's general election in Madrid, Spain, June 26, 2016. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's newcomer liberal party, Ciudadanos, is ready to immediately open talks with the People's Party (PP) of caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to form a government after Sunday's general election, Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera said.
The PP won the election with 137 seats while Ciudadanos obtained 32 seats. A tie-up of the two would still be seven seats short of a majority, although they could potentially attract a further six seats from regional parties from the Basque Country and the Canary Islands.
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