Sunday, November 05, 2006
Elections in Catalonia 2006: PSC, ERC and ICV reach an agreement
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The Spanish press reports tonight that the Catalan Socialists' Party (PSC), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) have reached an agreement to form a new three-party government, which would be headed by PSC leader José Montilla.
According to provisional results of the parliamentary election held in Catalonia last November 1st, PSC, ERC and ICV hold between themselves an absolute majority of five seats in the 135-member legislature. The Convergence and Union (CiU) federation, which ruled Catalonia from 1980 to 2003, won once more the largest number of seats in the election, but as in 2003 it would remain out of power if the PSC-ERC-ICV agreement is approved by the three left-wing parties.
The Spanish press reports tonight that the Catalan Socialists' Party (PSC), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) have reached an agreement to form a new three-party government, which would be headed by PSC leader José Montilla.According to provisional results of the parliamentary election held in Catalonia last November 1st, PSC, ERC and ICV hold between themselves an absolute majority of five seats in the 135-member legislature. The Convergence and Union (CiU) federation, which ruled Catalonia from 1980 to 2003, won once more the largest number of seats in the election, but as in 2003 it would remain out of power if the PSC-ERC-ICV agreement is approved by the three left-wing parties.
