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Spain's Socialist PM Sanchez gets fresh bid to form government after conservatives' failure

  • Conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo failed twice to gain parliamentary majority to become PM.
  • Feijoo's concession paves way for Socialist Pedro Sanchez's candidacy for new term.
  • July elections produced fractured parliament with 11 parties, making majority difficult.
  • Sanchez building coalition, possibly including Catalan separatists, to gain support.
  • If no government formed by November 27, another election to be held January 14.
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