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SNP begins search for coalition partners
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie May 05, 2007 10:25pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, May 6, 2007 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Scottish National party's 47 Scottish parliament members have met today to discuss a potential alliance with the Liberal Democrats and Green party that would create a ruling majority in Holyrood.
The nationalists became the biggest single party north of the border after Thursday's election and the addition of Lib Dem and Green support would give them control over 65 of the 129 seats in parliament.
The meeting at the SNP's Edinburgh headquarters is likely to focus on the party's commitment to a referendum on Scottish independence within the next four years, a policy that the Lib Dems have openly opposed.
Alex Salmond, the SNP leader, has attempted to tempt the Lib Dems into the fold with suggestions that he would be willing to compromise by giving the Scottish people a range of options in any public vote with their preferred model of increased powers of the existing parliament included.
However, speaking at a gathering of supporters in the city's Royal Mile, he also warned that it was necessary that other parties take note of the success of the SNP and the appeal of their policy. |
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