Clegg weighs Conservative alliance

The UK Liberal Democrats are mulling plans to join forces with the Conservatives to form amid an inconclusive parliamentary vote that has rendered no outright winner.

With 57 seats, the third-place Liberal Democrats could provide each of the main parties with a majority win.

The Conservatives establishing the largest party in the parliament own 306 seats compared to 258 for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labor Party.

The next government needs more than 50 percent of the vote to secure an absolute majority.

Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg is due to continue his discussion with the Conservatives on Saturday to examine a possible coalition led by them.

"Clearly the result of the election means the politicians have a duty to speak to each other as people deserve a good stable government," Clegg said.

"And that's why I'm very keen that the Liberal Democrats should enter into any discussion with other parties as we are doing, in a constructive spirit and that's precisely what we'll do in the coming hours and days."

Clegg said there are four important issues top on his party's agenda, including "fair tax reform," a new approach to education and to the economy and "fundamental political reform."

He said any deal with either political party should guarantee their realization.

"Throughout we will be very much making the case for the four big priorities that we've always said well before this election took place would guide us in any circumstances," Clegg said.

Source: PressTV.
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