Spain's king holds final talks with parties in bid to form government April 26, 2016 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spain's king is wrapping up two days of talks with political party leaders in a last-ditch bid to snap a four-month deadlock in finding a candidate capable of forming a government, but another election looks more likely, according to the Associated Press. King Felipe VI was to meet Tuesday, April 26 with leaders the top four parties in the December election, ending with acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of the first-place Popular Party. He will later tell Parliament whether there is a candidate or if elections should be held. Neither Rajoy nor Pedro Sanchez, leader of the second-place Socialist party, were able to garner enough parliamentary support to form a government following the December 20 balloting. A government must be in place by May 2 or elections will be held June 26.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
