Felipe VI will meet with the different parties to decide which of the two candidates, the socialist Pedro Sánchez or the popular Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will be in charge of forming a government

The King opens from this Monday what will be his ninth round of consultations with a view to the investiture for the presidency of the Government in a scenario marked by uncertainty. Neither Pedro Sánchez nor Alberto Núñez Feijóo have secured sufficient support to be able to form a government despite the recent constitution of the Cortes, which resulted in a first victory for the Socialists after Francina Armengol was elected to chair the Bureau of Congress thanks to an absolute majority, which also included the party of Carles Puigdemont, Junts per Catalunya, decisive for Sánchez to repeat government.

How the round of contacts with the parties will develop

The consultations will last for two days, Monday 21 and Tuesday 22. However, some parties have already advanced that they will not present themselves. Specifically, ERC, Junts, Bildu and BNG have declined the invitation. Thus, the first to attend will be: UPN, Colacición Canaria, PNV and Sumar. While on Tuesday it will be the turn of the three parties with the most seats: Vox, PSOE and PP.
The King will receive this Monday, from 10:30 am, Javier Esparza, from UPN, and Cristina Valido, from CC; and in the afternoon, from 4:00 pm, Aitor Esteban, from PNV, and Yolanda Díaz, from Sumar. On Tuesday, also at 10:30, the president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, will attend; the secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, at 12:00 and will close the round with Núñez Feijóo, at 16:00.