Following divided vote, Spain's Rajoy meets with two upstart party leaders
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2015 file photo, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right, talks to Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias during their meeting at the Moncloa palace, the Spanish premier's official residence, in Madrid. Rajoy is meeting with the leaders of two upstart parties on Monday Dec. 28, 2015 following an election that gave Rajoys party the most votes but left it far short of a parliamentary majority. Rajoy is seeking support for his center-right Popular Party to govern as a minority party or in a coalition but his options are limited. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is meeting with the leaders of two upstart parties following the Dec. 20 election that gave Rajoy's party the most votes but left it without a parliamentary majority.
Rajoy met Monday morning with Pablo Iglesias, leader of the far-left Podemos party.
He was scheduled to meet later with Albert Rivera of the business-friendly Ciudadanos party.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rajoy is seeking support for his center-right Popular Party to govern as a minority party or in a coalition but his options are limited.
The main opposition Socialist Party has ruled out an alliance with Rajoy and Podemos is unlikely to support him.
Ciudadanos says it would abstain in a parliamentary leadership vote, allowing to Rajoy to regain power, but he needs support from other parties to win that way.
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