FILE PHOTO: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at a news conference after a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) - Negotiations to form a government in Spain stalled on Tuesday as the leftist Podemos party and acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists said they remained at odds, raising the possibility of repeat elections two months after an inconclusive vote.
Sanchez's Socialists won April elections but failed to secure a majority, meaning they require the support of several smaller parties to form a government. That is proving difficult in Spain's increasingly fragmented political landscape.
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