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### Viewing cable 06BARCELONA169, SOCIALISTS, LEFTISTS RECONSTITUTE THREE PARTY COALITION,

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    DE RUEHLA #0169/01 3131658
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    FM AMCONSUL BARCELONA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0790
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
    RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 0761
    RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 0953

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BARCELONA 000169

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    EUR/WE FOR CLEMENTS/CERVETTI

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PGOV SP
    SUBJECT: SOCIALISTS, LEFTISTS RECONSTITUTE THREE PARTY COALITION,
    OUTLINE NEW CATALAN GOVERNMENT

    REF: BARCELONA 166 AND PREVIOUS

    BARCELONA 00000169 001.2 OF 002

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary: The leaders of the PSC, ERC, and the
    Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV), the three-party coalition
    (Tripartite), which has governed Catalonia since 2003, agreed in
    principal November 4 to reprise their oft-fractious partnership
    and form the next autonomous regional government. ERC leader
    Josep Carod Rovira announced the agreement after a two-day round
    of marathon talks. PSC presidential candidate Jose Montilla
    will be named President - the first non-Catalan born president
    in the region's history. Carod will encumber the newly created
    position of Vice President (formerly First Counselor). Reaction
    from the CiU was swift: presidential candidate Artur Mas
    accused Montilla and Carod of "tricking" the voters. CiU Secgen
    and Spanish Parliament member Josep Antoni Duran Lleida
    immediately announced his party would pull its support from PM
    Zapatero, both have since moderated their early remarks.
    Playing to his strength as stable and serious, Montilla will
    have to move quickly to allay fears that he is not focused
    enough on Catalan interests, even as he works to implement the
    Catalan autonomy statute (Estatut). Otherwise, he could find
    himself facing the same problems his predecessor faced with an
    outspoken coalition partner that focuses more narrowly on
    Catalan independence rather than broader social and economic
    issues. End Summary.

    PSC-ERC-ICV Tripartite: Round Two

    ¶2. (SBU) Republican Left of Catalan (ERC) President Josep Lluis
    Carod Rovira announced November 4 that the three parties that
    made up the previous governing coalition in Catalonia - the
    so-called Tripartite - had reached agreement to reform the
    alliance, thus, denying Artur Mas and the Convergence and Union
    (CiU) the chance to form the government. (Note: The CiU
    coalition won the November 1 elections, but did not win an
    outright majority (reftel). End note.) Socialist Party of
    Catalan (PSC) presidential candidate Jose Montilla will be
    elected President of the autonomous region (Generalitat); Carod
    will occupy the newly created position of Vice President, and
    Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) President Joan Saur will
    likely occupy the third most important position as Counselor for
    the Interior and Institutional Relations and Participation. The
    three parties will have a total of 70 seats in the Parliament;
    two seats more than necessary to control Parliament. Montilla's
    investiture will be an historic occasion as he will become the
    first non-Catalan born president in the region's history, a
    subject that ran as an undercurrent throughout the election. In
    remarks November 7, Montilla presented his new team to the press
    November 7, and in his statement he declared, "I am aware that
    all was not positive during the last legislature, but in life
    what is important is not to not commit mistakes, but to learn
    from your mistakes~we will not repeat the mistakes of the past."

    ¶3. (U) In this vein, the coalition reportedly has agreed to the
    following broad guidelines:

    No surprises - Carod and Saura have apparently agreed to inform
    Montilla before taking any actions that might adversely affect
    the Generalitat.

    Unity first - The three leaders have agreed to put the interests
    of the autonomous region before party interests.

    All for Catalonia - Social issues, including housing, education,
    and employment, will be the focus of the Generalitat.

    Sharp CiU Reaction

    ¶4. (SBU) The reaction from CiU presidential candidate Artur Mas,
    and CiU Secgen and Spanish Parliamentarian Jose Antoni Duran,
    was swift and angry. Mas accused Montilla and Carod of
    "tricking" the voters into believing another Tripartite was not
    an option. Duran announced his party would not continue to
    support the government of PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Both
    later moderated their initial remarks as foreshadowed to the CG
    by Joan Russell, Popular Party (PP) insider and President of the
    Catalan Manufacturers Association.

    Catalans Calm

    ¶5. (SBU) Catalans have reacted calmly to the news of the
    Tripartite resurgence. Polls leading up to November 1 indicated
    that this might be a possible outcome of the election. What
    might have taken some by surprise was the speed with which the
    coalition came together to form their government. Media
    reported some small, but noisy protests in and around Barcelona,
    but no other activity of note. It appears Catalans are either
    resigned, or simply willing to give Montilla and his new team a
    chance.

    BARCELONA 00000169 002.2 OF 002

    ¶6. (SBU) Comment: Once confirmed in Parliament, Montilla will
    have to quickly show his government is ready for work as his
    grace period will likely be short, and an angry CiU will be
    nipping at his shoes from the start. A first order of business
    is likely to be quick implementation of the Estatut, and even
    this will take the measure of Montilla's ability. It was the
    ERC that refused to vote in favor of the Estatut, which resulted
    in its expulsion from the coalition over the summer and the call
    for early elections. Montilla will also have to allay ERC (for
    a start) fears that he might be soft on Catalan interests, an
    issue the CiU (at a minimum) will want to use against him during
    his mandate. At the national level, the coalition is already
    paying dividends: according to press reports, the ERC quickly
    supported the PSOE in the Spanish Parliament on several
    budgetary issues after CiU parliamentarians withdrew their
    support. End Comment.
    ROBINSON

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