09:55, 05 May 2009 | GMT +5
Basques set for 'historic' change
MADRID. May 5. KAZINFORM. The Basque region of Spain is set to swear-in its first non-nationalist government in three decades, BBC reported; Kazinform refers to Trend News.

The Socialist Party (PSE) and Popular Party (PP) - rivals at national level - agreed last week to govern together.
The PSE's Patxi Lopez is set to head the Basque government. The PP's Inaki Oyarzabal said it was a "historic day" opening a "new stage" for the region.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) lost office after failing to win an absolute majority in an election last month.
This enabled the PSE, which came second, and the conservative PP to lay aside their disagreements and put together an informal coalition.
Their deal will mean that the Basque region will be run by a government which fully supports it remaining part of Spain for the first time since the 1970s; Kazinform cites Trend News. See en.trend.az for full version.