Spain's conservative leader Feijoo to seek vote to become PM on Sept 26, 27

FILE PHOTO: Spain's opposition People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo gestures during a campaign closing rally, ahead of the general election, in A Coruna, Spain July 21, 2023 REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo's will seek a parliamentary vote on Sep. 26 and 27 to become prime minister, Spanish lower house speaker Francina Armengol said on Wednesday.

Feijoo, whose People's Party got the most seats but failed to win an absolute majority in a national election last month, was nominated by King Felipe on Tuesday to try to form a government.