The B.C. Green Party has agreed to support the NDP in the legislature, setting up the possibility of 16 years of Liberal rule coming to a dramatic end.( o! }! Z& W2 I7 o- M( h
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NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver made the joint announcement Monday afternoon at the B.C. Legislature, saying they had reached a four-year agreement.4 D9 p5 r3 N9 J
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The deal gives the NDP the support of 44 MLAs, the minimum number required to have a majority of support in the 87-seat legislature. & V% @# _* x3 ~6 E
$ o- Y9 `3 y- }0 EUnder Canada's political system, B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark remains premier for the time being. She can now ask Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon for the chance to face the legislature and introduce a throne speech, resign or request to dissolve the legislature and hold new elections.+ r% ^0 @2 a7 B2 J9 u0 i
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Clark has yet to comment on today's deal. * I" c( x! y( B! y* Z) Z* }http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/cana ... agreement-1.4136539 ( ]6 C* F9 u6 v! G2 C
What comes next? % Z2 j! T' T% `) F, [+ hUnder Canada's political system, B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark remains premier for the time being. She can now ask Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon for the chance to face the legislature and introduce a throne speech, resign or request to dissolve the legislature and hold another election.- G& |1 p6 k- ~0 B
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在这种情况下, 一般会选择‘解散the legislature, 重新选举’。