Spanish King Asks Whether It’s Election Time Again for Sanchez

Head of state will meet 15 party leaders in the next days
Early vote looms if no prime minister elected by Sept. 23

Spanish king Felipe VI, center, speaks at the Supreme Court in Madrid, on September 9.Photographer: Mariscal/AFP via Getty Images

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By Thomas Gualtieri and Rodrigo Orihuela

September 15, 2019 at 2:39 PM UTC

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Spanish King Felipe VI is set to hold talks with political parties in a final attempt to gauge whether Socialist Pedro Sanchez has enough support to stay on as prime minister, averting the fourth general election in four years.

The head of state will meet with 15 party leaders from Monday and on Tuesday will decide whether there is a candidate able to win a parliamentary vote and form a government. If not, he will dissolve the parliament, paving the way for an election on Nov. 10.