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VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark’s government will recall the legislature on June 22 for a confidence vote she’s expected to lose, paving the way for the NDP to try to form a government.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said Wednesday the legislature will be reconvened for a throne speech.

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“The first order of business in this new parliament will be the election of a speaker,” he said in a statement. “After which, and in the aftermath of a very close election, the government will seek to determine if it continues to enjoy the confidence of the house.”

The May 9 election reduced Clark’s Liberal party’s majority to 43 seats.

The NDP and Greens signed a power-sharing deal last week that gives them 44 seats. They’ve said they will combine to vote down Clark’s throne speech, which is considered a matter of confidence and would force her resignation.

NDP Leader John Horgan and Green Leader Andrew Weaver have already presented Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon with a signed copy of their accord, in the hopes she asks Horgan to become the next premier when Clark resigns, rather than send the province into another election.