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MADRID: Spain's King Felipe will kick off a two-day round of meetings with the country's main political parties on Monday to discuss choosing a candidate for premiership after an inconclusive election in July, his office said on Friday. The head of state will meet the parties with smaller parliamentary representation first. On Tuesday, he will receive the leaders of the three largest: the centre-right People's Party (PP), the centre-left Socialists of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and far-right Vox. The talks come after Socialist Francina Armengol was elected...