The leaders of the BC Greens and the BC NDP intend to form a minority government.

In an election that was too close to call on May 9, the BC Liberals emerged with 43 seats, the BC NDP with 41 and the BC Greens with three after absentee ballots were counted and a recount was completed in Courtenay-Comox.

WATCH: John Horgan and Andrew Weaver announce deal

Horgan said that a 害羞草研究所渇our year framework around budgeting and supply害羞草研究所� has been agreed upon. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver said that details will be available tomorrow, after the BC NDP caucus officially signs the deal. Weaver said that although he saw commonalities with the Liberals, he felt that that the Green害羞草研究所檚 values were more in line with the NDP.

害羞草研究所淲e specifically did not ask for there to be a coalition,害羞草研究所� said Weaver.

害羞草研究所淸The legislature] can be an adversarial place害羞草研究所� we have the opportunity now to fix that,害羞草研究所� said Horgan.

I am thrilled to be working with John Horgan and the so that BC can have a stable minority government for four years.

害羞草研究所� Andrew Weaver (@AJWVictoriaBC)

In terms of what will happen in regards to BC Liberal leader Christy Clark害羞草研究所檚 role, NDP leader John Horgan said that 害羞草研究所渢he premier will have some choices to make.害羞草研究所�

In an emailed statement, Clark said that it was crucial the B.C. residents see 害羞草研究所渢he specific details of the agreement announced today害羞草研究所� by Horgan and Weaver.

害羞草研究所淎s the incumbent government, and the party with the most seats in the legislature, we have a responsibility to carefully consider our next steps,害羞草研究所� Clark said. 害羞草研究所淚 will consult on those steps with the newly elected BC Liberal caucus, and have more to say tomorrow.害羞草研究所�

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Horgan said steps have to be taken before he can consider the idea of becoming premier. Clark is expected to be given the first opportunity to govern based on the election result and incumbency, and could challenge the opposition to defeat a throne speech or budget in the legislature.

Weaver wouldn害羞草研究所檛 comment on the issues in the agreement, but noted that the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project is important to him. Both the NDP and Greens opposed the project in the election campaign, but it is a federally governed project.

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