MADRID – Acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy didn't shake hands with Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez during a meeting that's part of the drive to form a government following an inconclusive national election.
Surrounded by photographers as they met Friday in Parliament, Sanchez extended his hand to shake Rajoy's for a traditional image but Rajoy kept his hands away buttoning his jacket.
Sanchez says he "doesn't attach the least importance" to what was viewed by Spanish media as a refusal by Rajoy to shake hands.
Spain's King Felipe VI tapped Sanchez to form a government after Rajoy failed to get enough support after the Dec. 20 election.
Rajoy's Popular Party came in first but fell far short of a parliamentary majority. The Socialists came in second.
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