Ungovernable, Welsh Assembly May Head for Another Election

May 18 (EIRNS): As Lyndon LaRouche as stressed the Anglo-Dutch drive for globalization has created a state of ungovernability throughout Europe. The current state of affairs in Wales following recent elections reflects precisely this situation. Following reports that the Welsh Liberal Democrats with 6 seats in the 60 seat Welsh Assembly have suspended talks with Labor Party in Wales (the largest party with 26 seats), analysts pointed out another assembly election may take place to break the logjam. According to the Welsh law, an assembly government must be formed within 28 days of the election to avoid a new election. According to that law, the government must be formed by May 31.

It has also been said that the Welsh Liberal Democrats are now ready to open talks with Plaid Cymru (with 15 seats) and the Conservatives (with 12 seats). "We have given clarity to our position and what we have said is very clearly that we wish to see if we can negotiate a strong and robust three-party government for Wales," said Mike German, the Liberal Democratic Party's assembly leader. "But if we can't do that, obviously we will have to look at other alternatives at the end of it," German added.

One of the reasons why German was less than confident of the new coalition efforts is because any deal that the Liberal Dems make will have to be endorsed by a special party conference on May 26, which is just a week away.

Meanwhile, the Welsh Labor leader Rhodri Morgan has said that his party is "not yet resigned to opposition". Another Labor leader, Lord Elis-Thomas has posed a new challenge by telling the BBC that "what is important to me from a constitutional point of view is that we should get a government that reflects what the people voted for." He said: "We should raise our eyes beyond Westminster and look what happens on mainland Europe, look what happens in New Zealand and other places."