Conservative leader Feijoo's failed bid for PM in Spain

Spanish Popular Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo failed to secure enough votes to become prime minister in a vote by lawmakers. Feijoo's conservative party won the most seats in the July 2023 general election but has struggled to form a coalition government due to opposition to concessions for separatist parties. Feijoo will have a second vote on Friday, but his chances of being chosen are slim. If he fails, acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez may have a chance to stay in office with the support of regionalist parties, including those led by exiled former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont.