Spain's conservatives insist on forming government against odds

FILE PHOTO: Spain's opposition People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo gestures during the general election, in Madrid, Spain, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - The leader of Spain's conservatives stuck to his plan on Tuesday of getting enough support in parliament for a right-wing government following Sunday's inconclusive election, even as such prospects looked dim after a Basque party refused to negotiate.

The centre-right Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) said on social media platform X - formerly Twitter - that its president had told People's Party (PP) leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo the PNV would not hold any talks on backing his premiership bid.