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Spain’s Rajoy Declines Offer to Run for Prime Minister - Reports

© AP Photo / Daniel Ochoa de OlzaSpain's Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sits on his chair at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016
Spain's Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sits on his chair at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Mariano Rajoy, the leader of the People’s Party which won the latest general elections, announced Friday he would not be running for the Prime Minister again, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the El Mundo newspaper, King Felipe VI met Rajoy earlier in the day and offered him to run for the post of the prime minister, but Rajoy declined.

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"During the last consultation, held with Mr Mariano Rajoy Brey, His Majesty the King offered to him to be a candidate for the Presidency of the Government. Mr Mariano Rajoy Brey thanked His Majesty the King for his offer, which he declined," the statement read.

The King then informed Patxi Lopez, the head of the lower house of the Spanish parliament, of Rajoy’s decision. Felipe VI will hold a new round of consultations with members of political parties on formation of the Spanish government.

Rajoy has been the prime minister of Spain since 2011.

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