Spain's King Felipe greets acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez before their meeting at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, December 11, 2019. Kiko Huesca/Pool via REUTERS
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he had accepted a mandate from the king to try and form a government, and would reach out to other parties starting next week to drum up support amid a deeply fragmented parliament.
"There's no other alternative possible," said Sanchez.
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