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Alberta’s opposition parties are gearing up for a looming election — with many expecting the writ to drop Tuesday.

The Herald reached out Sunday to all five parties that held seats in recent years. The governing Progressive Conservatives did not reply, though Jim Prentice appeared Saturday at the Calgary Zoo for a photo-op announced on party letterhead. The party refused to let journalists to ask any questions.

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Wildrose party spokesperson Matt Solberg said the Official Opposition is prepared for a Tuesday election call.

“In the short span of a week we’ve elected a new leader, we’ve come together, put a solid campaign team together and put a plan in place,” he said. “The great goal here is to represent Albertans as the only conservative party left. The budget, any idea that there are conservatives left in the PC party has been put to bed.”

Solberg said the main Wildrose focus will be proposing the cuts needed to restore the province’s finances rather than raising taxes.