Ex-Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez wants all party leaders to stand down in third election

FORMER prime minister Felipe Gonzalez has called on Spain’s political leaders to resign if there is a third general election.

Socialist Gonzalez, who was Spain’s longest-serving PM, also appeared to urge PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez to abstain in any vote on a new government.

“If parties can’t form a government they should not impede others from doing so,” he insisted.

Sanchez and his 85 delegates voted against Mariano Rajoy when the PP leader held a vote on forming a new government earlier this month.