Spanish Parliament Begins Attempt to Elect New Government

Deputies elected in Spain's second inconclusive elections last month are taking their seats and starting procedures to try to elect a prime minister and avoid another round of elections. The deputies will elect a parliament speaker Tuesday who will liaise with King Felipe VI before the monarch begins meeting party leaders - presumably next week - prior to calling on one to try to form a government. The conservative Popular Party won the June 26 vote with 137 seats and its leader,...

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