Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds (ICV), the green-left coalition party which forms part of Catalonia's tripartite government, may be close to splitting over the drought issue. Representatives of the party from the Terres de l'Ebre region have dissolved their regional grouping and set up a critical current within the party. The problem is that as greens, they feel that they should oppose and diversion of water between rivers (something that I too would like to avoid). However, their party in government in Barcelona has approved numerous measures which go against key green positions, partly because they don't want to split the Tripartit.
Another thing worth noting is that ICV leader Joan Saura, along with about five other Consellers (Catalan government ministers) is being investigated for corruption after paying friends just under €12,000 each for 'research' papers that may not have been completely necessary. Not quite as bad as anything Jordi Pujol did for his family and friends, but the wolves are baying for blood.
Meanwhile, the PP and ERC leadership crises continue to bubble away. For analysis of the PP situation, check out South of Watford. For analysis of the ERC situation, watch this space.
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May 22nd, 2008 - 16:24
ICV's only deputy down that way is going to get slaughtered next time round, so you can't really blame him. I think CiU will burst before ERC – http://www.e-noticies.com/actualitat/cinc-cents-militants-de-cdc-demanen-pactar-amb-erc-38826.html What I can't understand is what's keeping PSC – and hence PSOE – together
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May 25th, 2008 - 10:39
i can't believe we've still got a drought issue with the rain we've had over the last month, where are the reservoirs?
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